James Jones is scheduled for outpatient surgery on July 15. He undergoes preoperative testing on July 3 and is assigned patient record number 234567. He undergoes outpatient surgery on July 15 and is assigned patient record number 334789. On October 10, he is admitted as an inpatient and assigned patient record number 435679. His record is filed in three different locations. The system being used is
A) numerical.
B) serial numbering.
C) serial-unit numbering.
D) unit numbering.

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Serial numbering assigns a new number to a patient for each visit or admission, which is why James Jones has a different patient record number for each encounter.

James Jones Is Scheduled for Outpatient Surgery on July 15