What Is Necessary in Order to Authorize Release of Medical

question 22

Multiple Choice

What is necessary in order to authorize release of medical information to an insurance carrier?

• A)A verbal agreement between the patient and the doctor is necessary. 
• B)A medical release from the patient is needed. 
• C)A handshake between the patient and the doctor is all that is necessary. 
• D)Authorization is never required to release medical information. 
• E)Physicians never have to share medical information.

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