The Electronic Record That Documents a Patient's Encounters with Physicians

question 12

Multiple Choice

The electronic record that documents a patient's encounters with physicians and other clinicians that is stored within one provider's system is the electronic:

• A) data interchange.
• B) health record.
• C) medical record.
• D) patient database.

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Definitions:

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