If a patient requests a copy of his or her medical record, and in reading the physicians' notes about a conversation that allegedly occurred between the physician and the patient disagrees with the outcome documented, the patient can:

a. do nothing; it is already documented in the medical record.
b. request an addendum be placed in his or her record indicating what the patient believes the outcome of the conversation to be.
c. write a letter to the local newspaper complaining about the physician.
d. have the physician's comments deleted from the record.


Answer: b

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