What is the difference between patient scheduling and patient triage?

What is the difference between patient scheduling and patient triage?

• A. Scheduling arranges appointment times for services; triage assesses urgency and routes the patient to appropriate care.
• B. Triage schedules appointment times; scheduling determines patient urgency.
• C. Scheduling and triage are the same process.
• D. Triage handles billing while scheduling handles medical records.

Answer: (A)