Electronic data interchange (EDI) has been instrumental in facilitating the health care process. Which of the following responses best describes the impact of the EDI?
1. EDI has the potential to eliminate second opinions.
2. EDI interacts with multiple databases.
3. EDI supplies proof of recovery.
4. EDI facilitates the approval of patient claims.
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Rationale: The welfare of the person being treated depends on the accurate transference of information from one health care professional to another, and reimbursement is more and more dependent upon electronic data interchange or EDI. Great strides have been made in the technology which allows medical necessity proofs to be piggy-backed with claims, avoiding the need for holding up the processing of such claims.
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