The Business Office and Security work together to do which of the following?

• A. Safeguard patient valuables
• B. Schedule staff meetings
• C. Maintain building
• D. Increase parking enforcement

Answer: (A)

The idea being tested is how Business Office and Security work together to protect patients’ personal items. Safeguarding patient valuables requires both proper policy and thorough physical security. The Business Office handles the administrative side—receipts, records, and documented processes for accepting, storing, and returning items—creating a clear, auditable trail. Security provides the physical safeguards—secure storage, restricted access, alarms, and regular audits—to prevent theft or loss. When these functions combine, patients’ belongings are accounted for from admission to discharge, with accountability and recourse if something goes missing.

Other options involve tasks outside this collaboration. Scheduling staff meetings is an administrative duty not primarily about protecting valuables. Maintaining the building falls under facilities or engineering, not the joint effort of Business Office and Security. Increasing parking enforcement is a Security-related activity tied to operations around parking, not specifically tied to managing patient valuables through Business Office controls.