The accepted method of correcting medical record errors is

A) erase and write the correction.
B) draw a line through the error and write the correction underneath.
C) draw a line through the error and write the correction above with the date and initials of the person making the correction.
D) erase and write the correction, adding the date and initials of the person making the correction.


Answer: C

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