A Patient Who Is Currently in Your Office Needs Immediate

question 24

Multiple Choice

A patient who is currently in your office needs immediate attention, but his physician has been called away to an emergency at the hospital. The best solution is to ____.

• A) have the patient wait until the physician returns
• B) make sure the patient is seen by another physician
• C) let the patient leave, but have him return later that day
• D) cancel the patient's appointment and ask him to call to talk to the physician
• E) document that the patient could not be seen because the physician had an emergency

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