Incomplete records long after the patient is discharged can cast legal doubt on the:

A. validity of the documentation.
B. coding process.
C. accuracy of the documentation.
D. competence of the provider.


Answer: A

Health Professions

You might also like to view...

C. a pain management program for patients with arthritis.

A. promotes better compliance with treatment programs. B. helps patients feel more comfortable with the qualifications of the health-care professionals who are caring for them. C. can answer a treatment question that may come up during an office visit. D. encourages patients to help themselves achieve better health.

Health Professions

The positives and negatives of whole numbers are:

A. the counting numbers B. irrational C. integers D. nonintegers

Health Professions

List three additional terms used for type 1 diabetes

Health Professions

The life expectancy of infants who are diagnosed with bilateral renal agenesis is expected to be:

a. death within 1 year of birth. b. a fairly normal, healthy life. c. death within a few hours of birth. d. good when anomalies are corrected with surgery.

Health Professions