How Are Corrections Made to the Electronic Health Record

question 103

Multiple Choice

How are corrections made to the electronic health record?

• A) Corrections can be noted by hand and entered, as long as they are initialed.
• B) A new entry or addendum must be added close to the original entry with the correct information and then initialed.
• C) The incorrect entry is deleted and the new one is written in.
• D) The error is brought to the attention of the office manager for instructions on how to correct it.

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Definitions:

Increase

A rise in quantity, size, amount, or degree.

Independent Variables

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Error Variable

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Multiple Regression

Multiple regression is a statistical technique that uses several explanatory variables to predict the outcome of a response variable.