When a patient is noncompliant with treatment advice, leaves the hospital AMA, or requests to terminate treatment with the physician, what is best added to the patient's medical record?
a. Letters to the patient documenting these events and the potential consequences to their actions
b. Nothing
c. Telephone messages from the patient
d. Reminder cards for appointments
Answer: a
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