Medical Assistant Prep / Unit 27 MAS 670 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Ending a Patient Relationship
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The idea
A provider may end a relationship with a patient, for reasons such as repeated noncompliance, threats to staff or a breakdown in the relationship.
In practice
Ending care at an unreasonable time, without giving the patient a chance to find another provider, can be abandonment.
Where people slip
The decision belongs to the provider; your role is the documentation and the steps that follow.
Your place on the trail
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