A Correction to a Medical Record Can Be Made by

question 96

Multiple Choice

A correction to a medical record can be made by

• A) drawing a line through the entry and writing the correct information.
• B) whiting out the entry and writing over it.
• C) rewriting the entire page of progress notes with the error corrected.
• D) All of the above

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