What Are Benefits to Verifying a Patient's Identity at Every

question 23

Multiple Choice

What are benefits to verifying a patient's identity at every visit by asking for a photo ID?

• A) It helps prevent medical identity theft.
• B) It verifies identity if a patient pays by check.
• C) The photo ID can be matched with the patient's insurance card.
• D) All of the above.

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Definitions:

Central Tendency

A statistical measure that identifies a single value as representative of an entire distribution of data, such as the mean, median, or mode.

Normal Curve

A symmetrical, bell-shaped curve representing the distribution of variables, where most scores fall near the average, and fewer scores lie at the extremes.

Standard Deviation

A quantitative indicator that determines the extent of fluctuation or scattering of data points relative to their mean.

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure that calculates the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables.