A qualitative review of a health record reveals that the history and physical for a patient admitted on June 26 was performed on June 30 and transcribed on July 1.
Which of the following statement regarding the history and physical is ture in this situation? Completion and charting of the H&P indicates.
The history and physical (H&P) for a patient must be completed and documented prior to any procedure or within 24 hours of admission, according to Joint Commission standards. In this case, the patient's H&P was performed four days after admission and transcribed five days after, indicating noncompliance with these standards.
History and Physicals state must be completed prior to procedures performed and/or 24 hours of patient being admitted