Medical Records are a collection of old, dusty financial records.

Medical records serve as legal documents in lawsuits.

When making a correction it is acceptable to write or type the correct information above or below the original line or in the margin.

It is not necessary to conscientiously compile medical records because they do not take precedence over a patient’s recollection during a trial.

When making a correction, it is acceptable to use correction fluid or to erase.

When a subpoena dues tecum is enforced the need for a patient’s written consent to release medical records is waived.

When making a correction it is not acceptable to note near the correction as to why it was made (e.g. “error, wrong date”

The information contained in a medical record is the property of the patient.

The medical record itself is the property of the owners of the facility where they were created.

A national statute allowing individuals to donate their bodies or body parts, after death for use in transplant surgery, tissue banks, or medical research

Protects physicians and sometimes other Health care practitioners and laypersons from charges of negligence or abandonment if they stop to help the victim of an accident or emergency

A statute that provided grants to qualified organ procurement organizations and established an Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to assist in the distribution of unused organs outside of their geographic area

____________________ is a Latin, legal term that commands a witness to appear with certain medical records before the court.

______________consent can be written or spoken.

____________________consent does not have to be spoken.

__________________consent implies the patient understands.

_____________________are numbers collected for the population of live births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, divorces, induced terminations of pregnancy, and any change in civil status that occurs during an individual’s lifetime.

___________________ Certificates are reported and filed with the state registrar.

________________ Certificates in many states must be signed within 24-72 hours.

Public health statues

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