As a concurrent record reviewer for an acute care facility, you have asked Dr. Crossman to provide an updated history and physical for one of her recent admissions. Dr. Crossman pages through the medical record to a copy of an H&P performed in her office a week before admission. You tell Dr. Crossman.
- a new H&P is required for every inpatient admissions.
- that you apologize for not noticing the H&P she provided.
- the H&P copy is acceptable as long as she documents any interval changes.
- Joint Commission standards do not allow copies of any kind in the original record.