A Physician Has a Private Practice Employing a Physician Assistant

question 28

Multiple Choice

A physician has a private practice employing a physician assistant, a nurse, and a medical assistant. The physician also has hospital privileges at a nearby facility. Who owns the medical records generated by both and him and the staff at the practice?

• A) the public health department
• B) the physician assistant if he or she treated the patient
• C) the hospital
• D) the insurance company paying the bills
• E) the physician

---

Definitions:

Cash Prize

A monetary award given to an individual or group as a reward for a specific achievement or competition.

Probability Model

A numerical model that depicts a stochastic event, characterized by a set of all possible outcomes, occurrences within this set, and the likelihoods tied to each occurrence.

Managerial Positions

Roles within an organization that involve overseeing operations and making strategic decisions.

Random Variable X

A variable that can take on numerical outcomes arising from a random process.