HealthStream HIPAA Questions And
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Question 2: Which use/disclosure of PHI is allowed under the HIPAA Privacy Rule?
a. Releasing information about a celebrity patient to the media
b. Requesting unnecessary information about a patient out of curiosity
c. Discussing a patient's case with ...
Question 2: Which use/disclosure of PHI is allowed under the HIPAA Privacy Rule?
a. Releasing information about a celebrity patient to the media
b. Requesting unnecessary information about a patient out of curiosity
c. Discussing a patient's case with a provider involved in the patient's care
d. Chatting about a patient w/ a provider not involved in the patient's care Your Answer
Discussing a patient's case with a provider involved in the patient's care
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PHI should be disclosed only to those with a need to know, such as providers involved in the
patient's care.
Question 3: Which disclosure/use of PHI is allowed under the HIPAA Privacy Rule?
a. Releasing a patients PHI to the patient when he or she requests access
b. Releasing a patients PHI to the media when the media requests access
c. Releasing a patients PHI to the patient's best friend when the friend requests access
d. Releasing a patients PHI to the patients co-workers when the co-workers request access
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, HealthStream HIPAA Questions And
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Releasing a patient's PHI to the patient when he or she requests access
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PHI must be released to a patient when he or she requests access. Friends, co-workers, and the
media should not be given access to PHI, unless the patient provides clear, written permission.
Question 4: Which of the following is a technical safeguard for PHI?
a. Removing electronic PHI from media before media reuse
b. Ensuring that PHI sent electronically is not changed improperly
c. Controlling physical access to workstations
d. Authorizing and/or supervising employees who work w/ electronic PHI Your Answer
Ensuring that PHI sent electronically is not changed improperly
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A technical safeguard for PHI required under HIPAA is integrity control: measures for ensuring
that 1) PHI sent electronically is not changed improperly and 2) any improper changes will be
detected.
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