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MommaC Posted 9 years ago
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Clinical Policy question

Please clarify when to use patients vs patient's vs patients'

How do I determine which one to use and when to use it within a policy?

  

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patient's means belonging to or pertaining to one patient (depending on context, could be a notional individual patient standing for any patient). patients' means belong to or pertaining to more than one patient.

  • patient's means belonging to or pertaining to one patient (depending on context, could be a notional individual patient standing for any patient).
  • patients' means belong to or pertaining to more than one patient.
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patient's means belonging to or pertaining to one patient (depending on context, could be a notional individual patient standing for any patient).

patients' means belong to or pertaining to more than one patient.

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