Under Which of the Following Conditions Can an Original Patient

question 741

Multiple Choice

Under which of the following conditions can an original patient health record by physically removed from the hospital?

• A) when the patient is brought to the hospital emergency department following a motor vehicle accident and, after assessment, is transferred with his health record to a trauma designated emergency department at another hospital
• B) when the directory of health records is acting in response to a subpoena duces tecum and takes the health record to court
• C) when the patient is discharged by the physician and at the time of discharge is transported to a long-term care facility with his health record
• D) when the record is taken to a physician's private office for a follow-up patient visit postdischarge