Important information is recorded in the patient's hospital chart while he remains in the hospital. At discharge, who is the owner of the patient's chart?
1. The patient owns the chart, but the hospital keeps the record.
2. The chart is a record that no one really owns. It is kept by the hospital.
3. The chart is a legal document that is owned by the state courts.
4. The chart is a legal document that is owned by the hospital.
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The chart belongs to the hospital. It is not the property of the patient, the nurse, or the physician.
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