An appropriate approach to maintaining patient confidentiality on the computer is to ____.
A. make sure a coworker knows your password in case you are sick
B. allow former employees to keep their passwords
C. change your password every 90 days
D. provide each patient with a unique password
E. send confidential information only by fax, never by computer
C. change your password every 90 days
Change your password every 90 days or as directed by facility policy.
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a. Freezes the cells in bags with DMSO b. Performs WBC, mononuclear cell, and CD34 cell count c. Purges the sample of all T8 cells d. Performs chimerism studies
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A) Provide moisture, texture, and tenderness to food B) Cushion vital body organs C) Provide the body with essential fatty acids D) Provide the building blocks for genetic material
Although anyone who comes into contact with a medical record is responsible for the accuracy of his or her own entry, who in the medical practice is ultimately responsible for proper documentation and correct coding?
A. physician B. registered nurse C. medical coder D. payer representative
Focal spots measuring 0.3 mm or more should be measured with a
a. star test pattern. b. pinhole camera. c. spinning top. d. all of the above