Question

In FL 8, what is the correct format for entering a patient's name that is hyphenated, such as Sanchez-Jones:

a. Sanchez-Jones
b. Sanchez, Jones
c. Sanchez Jones
d. Sanchez; Jones

Answer 1

The correct format for a hyphenated name like Sanchez-Jones in FL 8 is 'Sanchez-Jones' without additional punctuation or spaces.

Step-by-step explanation:

In FL 8, the correct format for the entering a patient's hyphenated name such as Sanchez-Jones is a. Sanchez-Jones. This follows some standard conventions for recording hyphenated last names, which maintain the hyphen and treat the name as a single, and unbroken unit without any additional punctuation or any spacing.