Regulatory Compliance Assessment
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Sophia manages documentation compliance for ABC's Teaching Hospital who
works with several residents and medical students. Looking through
documentation for some of Dr. Young's recent patients, she sees that the residents
and students have signed all documentation they generated but the medical
scribe has not signed his reports. Dr. Young has signed only the reports made by
the scribe. To maintain compliance, which of the following steps should Sophia
take? - correct answer ✔✔Have Dr. Young sign he reports from the residents and
medical students
Discharge summaries must be completed with _______ days of discharge or
________ hours of transfer. - correct answer ✔✔30, 24
Which of the following is true about patient safety indictors? - correct answer
✔✔They provide a standardized method for identifying and reporting patient
safety issues
To which of the following does the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS)
not apply? - correct answer ✔✔Placement of a cast in the emergency department
to treat Jorge's broken radius
Mark fell of his bike and is complaining that his arm hurts. His mm takes him to
see Dr. Thomas who uses her prescription pad to order an x-ray of Mark's forearm.