An Administrative Assistant Records Information on a Patient's Clinical Record

question 2

Multiple Choice

An administrative assistant records information on a patient's clinical record that is dictated by the dentist after treatment is complete. Later, litigation is brought against the dentist for the rendered treatment. The administrative assistant is asked to testify. Which of the following is true?

• A) The administrative assistant is an expert witness.
• B) The administrative assistant is an eyewitness.
• C) The administrative assistant can testify only to what she or he was told to write in the record.

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