The number of new cases of disease in a specified time (usually one year) divided by the population "at-risk" to develop the disease is known as ____.

A. prevalence proportion
B. incidence rate
C. contingency
D. case severity


Answer: B

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a. Notify patients when there will be more than a 45-minute wait. b. Notify patients when there is an emergency only, because physician will catch up. c. Offer to cancel and let them call for another appointment. d. Give patients an estimate of delay and options to deal with delay.

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