What Are Two Main Differences Between Mental Health Records and General

question 19

Multiple Choice

What are two main differences between mental health records and general health records?

• A) Accurate provider documentation as well as timely entries are stricter for mental health records as compared with general health records
• B) Additional requirements for patient record content and more stringent privacy requirements are associated with mental health records
• C) Medical record retention regulations and policies as well as issues related to timely entries are more stringent for general health records
• D) The accuracy of entries in both types of patient records as well as consents required for the release of information are subject to HIPAA regulations

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Definitions:

Chance

The occurrence of events in the absence of any cause or pattern, often described in terms of probability.

Likelihood

In statistics, the probability of a set of parameters given a specific outcome; used in maximum likelihood estimation.

Subjective Probability

An individual's personal and subjective assessment of the likelihood of an event occurring, based on their own knowledge and judgment rather than on statistical analysis.

Personal Judgment

Personal Judgment involves making decisions or forming opinions based on individual assessment and intuition, rather than solely on data.