Which of the following charting situations may create a liability?
Failing to properly document care
Scribbling out errors
Altering a medical document
All of these answers
All of these answers
Rationale: Because the medical record is considered a legal document, if any of the events listed occurs, each or all of them would contribute to provider liability due to inappropriate or inadequate documentation.
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