This data will become even more useful as the health care system evolves to a managed care environment.
Entries are often illegible or incomplete, and responses are often invalid or inconsistent.
Improperly formed numeric characters are often misread by the scanner. Where such errors occur, the system generates an error report. The following are some of the more common errors found during editing and processing. Where applicable, the form number and data item reported have been included. The same Client Identification No. is assigned to more than one client.