John Doe, a new patient, is assigned a medical number that has already been assigned to another patient. With a unit numbering system, how is this corrected?

A. Both patients keep the same number.
B. Move both patients documentation forward to the new number.
C. Cancel both umbers and assign a new number.
D. Void the most recent number and assign a new one.

My answer is D, void the most recent number and assign a new one.
Im not sure if this is correct.

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i am correct. :)
I agree with you.