The purpose of a central supply discrepancy report is to:
A)determine the correct cost of items charged to patients.
B)find errors that are made by central services technicians in stocking supplies.
C)recapture items not charged to a patient but missing from the supply closet.
D)determine the quantities of supplies to be stocked on the unit.

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The HUC may be given the responsibility of retrieving items not charged to a patient that are missing from the central services closet or locker.A common routine is for a technician from the central services department to take inventory of the items stocked in the nursing unit central service closet or locker and to replace used items each morning.A central service discrepancy report is a report that lists items that are missing from the supply closet or locker that were not charged to a patient.

The Purpose of a Central Supply Discrepancy Report Is To