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Anytime you write a consult note, the system prompts you to associate the note with any orders related to that note.

a) True
b) False

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Final answer:

The requirement to associate a consult note with any related orders in an EHR system varies and is not universally true across all healthcare software.

Step-by-step explanation:

When writing a consult note in an electronic health record system (EHR), the prompt to associate the note with any related orders is dependent on the specific EHR system being used.

Many modern EHR systems do have functionality that suggests or requires clinicians to link consult notes to relevant orders, to ensure that the rationale for tests and treatments is clear and to facilitate better care coordination. However, this is not a universal feature and may vary between different healthcare software.

Therefore, the statement that the system always prompts you to associate the note with any orders related to that note could be false, as it's specific to the system in place.

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