You are working at a medical practice and need to enter a new patient into the Medisoft system. What should you do before entering the patient?

A. search the database to be certain that the patient does not already exist there
B. contact the patient and verify the information
C. make sure that the patient you are entering is the guarantor
D. make sure that the patient you are entering is the guarantor and search the database to be certain that the patient does not already exist there


Answer: A

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