Ghost surgery is a term describing which of the following:

a. The patient was not the one who signed the consent.
b. A different physician performed the surgery on the patient
c. The patient died during surgery.
d. The surgery did not actually happen

Answer: b. A different physician performed the surgery on the patient

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Criminal activity in a health care facility

a. has no impact on patient care. b. may result in closure of the facility with the loss of everyone’s jobs. c. is so rampant that there is no way to combat it. d. None of the above

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