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torybrooks

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The primary purpose of a health care record in any setting is to:
 a. enhance communication among health professionals who provide care to patients and to document the course of a patient's treatment and outcome.
  b. serve as an educational tool.
  c. serve as the basis for most quality assurance and utilization management activities.
  d. serve as a data analysis tool.

Question 2

The evolution of correctional standards is significant in that they enable evaluation of correctional facilities based on compliance with objective, measurable standards. Currently, which of the following organizations publish health care standards for correctional institutions?
 a. National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC)
  b. American Correctional Association (ACA)
  c. American Public Health Association (APHA)
  d. All of the above



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Answer to Question 1

a. enhance communication among health professionals who provide care to patients and to document the course of a patient's treatment and outcome.

Answer to Question 2

d. All of the above.



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