If a File Is Misplaced, What Can Be Done to Reconstruct

question 37

Multiple Choice

If a file is misplaced, what can be done to reconstruct it?

• A) Duplicate all the information within the file
• B) Avoid putting a note in the file that it is a recollection of information
• C) Contact insurance companies, laboratories, and other providers for copies of original documents
• D) Avoid telling the physician or office staff that the file is lost
• E) Ask the patient to come to the office and record his memories of what was in the file

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