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Veterinary Practice Manager

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In order to alleviate concerns should a veterinary malpractice suit arise, what protective measure can a practice take in order to generally satisfy a court of law that the electronic patient records are trustworthy?
  1. Creating backup tapes or disks that are kept on the veterinary premises
  2. Placing backup tapes or disks into an escrow account
  3. Maintaining a journal of alterations as they occur
  4. Institute a hospital wide policy prohibiting alterations to the patient record
Explanation
Answer: B- In order to alleviate concerns should a veterinary malpractice suit arise, placing backup tapes or disks into an escrow account is a protective measure that a practice can take. The records are then requested by the court directly from the escrow agent. This will generally satisfy a court of law that the electronic patient records are trustworthy.
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