If a patient is readmitted to a hospital, that hospital will use the same patient chart it used for that patient previously, rather than starting a new chart

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


False . Hospitals start a new patient chart each time a patient is admitted. In contrast, an ambulatory facility, such as a doctor's office, creates a longitudinal chart, or one chart that documents patient care over the course of the patient's relationship with that facility.

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