Which describes an external data source?

Which describes an external data source?

• A. Internal notes from same practice.
• B. Data from patient self-report.
• C. Records from an external physician or facility not in same organization.
• D. Data generated within the same hospital.

Answer: (C)

External data sources are records that originate outside the clinician’s own practice and are brought into the chart to inform care. This includes documents from another physician or facility not part of your organization, such as outside consultations or hospital discharge summaries. This differs from internal notes created within your own practice, data generated within the same hospital, or information provided directly by the patient, which are not external sources.

External data sources are records that originate outside the clinician’s own practice and are brought into the chart to inform care. This includes documents from another physician or facility not part of your organization, such as outside consultations or hospital discharge summaries. This differs from internal notes created within your own practice, data generated within the same hospital, or information provided directly by the patient, which are not external sources.