Ready-to-use forms are often more expensive to purchase and therefore are used by few facilities.

When a facility closes, it is the responsibility of the closing facility to ensure that records are handled according to federal and state statutes.

Demographic data is a type of clinical data that identifies a patient’s medical condition.

Incident reports should be filed in the patient record.

Sam Smith, a social worker at Sunny Valley Hospital, reviews a patient’s record to obtain information needed for a nursing home referral. He needs to determine the marital status, race, and ethnicity of the patient. This information would be part of the ____ data recorded in the record.

Incident reports should be filed in the patient record.

This report contains progress of patient from admission to labor 

Minors records may be destroyed 

Dan Smith has recently moved to a new town. He calls Dr. Jones’ office to make an appointment for an annual history and physical. It is the policy of Dr. Jones’ office to have all new patients request information from their previous health care providers and forward copies to the office prior to their first visit. Dr. Jones reviews Dan’s medical information, which includes treatment for alcohol abuse, depression, and documentation of therapy and treatment. This information would most accurately be referred to as:

Electrocardiogram (EKG) reports include a graphic printout of measurements of the electrical activity of the brain.