Physicians Performing Consultations Still Must Request Paper Records on a Patient

question 6

True/False

Physicians performing consultations still must request paper records on a patient, even if both the referring physician and the consulting physician are using an EHR system.

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Definitions:

Animal Evolution

The gradual development of diverse species of animals over geological time from common ancestors through changes in traits and genetics.

Blastopore

The initial opening that develops during early embryonic development in animals, leading to the formation of the digestive tract.

Deuterostomes

A grouping of animals characterized by their embryonic development; during the formation of the mouth and anus, the anus forms before the mouth.

Protostomes

A group of animals within the animal kingdom that develop the mouth before the anus during embryonic development, as part of the blastopore’s fate.