Complete Verified Solutions.
The Notice of Privacy Practices presented to every patient: - Answer a. Tells patients how their
information is used and disclosed
b. Advises patients of their privacy rights
c. Is offered at registration.
d. All of the above
Who should have access to Patient Data? - Answer a. Administration.
b. Employees who have been trained on the clinical system.
c. Those with a need to know to do their job.
d. Information Technology employees.
You must always provide law enforcement officers the patient information they request. -
Answer a. True
b. False
Trash that contains PHI should be placed: - Answer a.In trash receptacles near staff elevators.
b. In offsite dumpsters.
c. In a trash receptacle in a secure area.
d. In trash located in the patient's room.
You can take PHI home to do work. - Answer a. True, work always is the most important
consideration
b. False, PHI should never be taken off campus, unless you have permission.
Patient Protected Health Information (PHI) learned at work from staff discussions or the chart
may be
disclosed: - Answer a. On your Facebook page.
b. In a text or email message to people who know the patient.
c. With friends and relatives who have the patient's permission.
, How should an email containing confidential information be transmitted over the Internet to a
destination
that is external? - Answer a.Encrypt it first by putting the word [encrypt] in the subject line,
using square brackets. Or use
secure: with a colon
b. Encrypt it first by putting the word {encrypt} in the subject line, using curly brackets. Or use
(secure)
c. Place the words "private or confidential" in the subject line.
How should an employee report a suspected privacy or security breach? - Answer a. Tell your
supervisor or privacy officer immediately
b. Fill out an incident report.
c. Keep it to yourself so as not to make waves.
d. Take it upon yourself to tell the patient that his/her privacy was breached.
e. A & D
f. A & B
If you suspect PHI has been faxed from your machine in error you should: - Answer a. Alert the
recipient
b. Request the confidentiality statement on the cover sheet be completed and returned
c. Report the incident immediately to the Privacy officer
d. All of the above
If my co-worker's spouse notified me that my coworker was recently admitted to the ER and
won't be
coming into work tomorrow. May I access their records to check on her condition? - Answer a.
It is okay as we are friends, so I'm sure she wouldn't mind me looking at her records
b. I already have approval to access patient clinical systems, so no one will know that I accessed
it
c. It is not necessary for my job, so I would be violating the patient's privacy by accessing her
records. I should contact her husband to check on her condition
I called a patient's phone number and left a voice mail for Mr. John Smith to contact Huntsville
Hospital