When is the only time you duplicate a patient and shift him into the future?

• A. When duplicating a step patient into a master patient
• B. When creating a new patient from scratch
• C. When updating an existing master patient dates
• D. When exporting chart data to an external system

Answer: (A)

This tests how you commit a planned sequence from a template into the permanent patient record and then move that record forward in time. A step patient is a template with planned steps, while the master patient is the enduring record. Duplicating a step patient into a master patient creates that new master instance and lets you shift the timeline into the future, preserving the original step data as the template and advancing the patient’s schedule. Other actions don’t achieve this: starting a new patient from scratch creates a separate record with no link to the planned steps; updating dates on an existing master alters current data rather than creating a new future instance; exporting chart data is just data transfer, not timeline progression.