When you manage a physician’s office, there are times when your staff has to obtain additional medical documents from other facilities. List the steps involved in obtaining documentation that is in another location, including the types of facilities listed in the chapter.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers may vary for this question, but should include: Obtaining copies of medical documents would involve obtaining written consent from the patient, sending the consent to the facility, and waiting for them to return copies of the reports or information needed.
Types of facilities include: radiology; laboratory; hospital reports such as operative note, discharge summary, or consult notes.
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