If the patient is present and has the capacity to make health care decisions, when does
HIPAA allow a health care provider to discuss the patient's health information with the pa-
tient's family, friends, or others involved in the patient's care or payment for care? - AN-
SWER When the patient agrees or does not object
True or False: A doctor may give information about a patient's mobility limitations to the pa-
tient's sister who is driving the patient home from the hospital. - ANSWER True
True or False: If the patient is not present or is incapacitated, a health care provider may not
share the patient's health information with family, friends, or others involved in the patient's
care or payment for care. - ANSWER False
True or False: A health care provider may give information regarding a patient's drug dosage
to the patient's health aide who calls the provider with questions about the particular pre-
scription. - ANSWER True
Does HIPAA require that a health care provider document a patient's decision to allow the
provider to share his or her health information with a family member, friend, or other per-
son involved in the patient's care or payment for care? - ANSWER Yes
True or False: A health care provider may discuss a patient's health information over the
phone with the patient's family, friends, or others involved in the patient's care or payment
for care without proof of who the person is? - ANSWER True
If you receive a request from a trusted co-worker to share more PHI/PII than necessary to
answer a question, what is your best response? - ANSWER Indicate that only the mini-
mum necessary information can be shared and work to provide only the information neces-
sary to answer the question.
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HIPAA allow a health care provider to discuss the patient's health information with the pa-
tient's family, friends, or others involved in the patient's care or payment for care? - AN-
SWER When the patient agrees or does not object
True or False: A doctor may give information about a patient's mobility limitations to the pa-
tient's sister who is driving the patient home from the hospital. - ANSWER True
True or False: If the patient is not present or is incapacitated, a health care provider may not
share the patient's health information with family, friends, or others involved in the patient's
care or payment for care. - ANSWER False
True or False: A health care provider may give information regarding a patient's drug dosage
to the patient's health aide who calls the provider with questions about the particular pre-
scription. - ANSWER True
Does HIPAA require that a health care provider document a patient's decision to allow the
provider to share his or her health information with a family member, friend, or other per-
son involved in the patient's care or payment for care? - ANSWER Yes
True or False: A health care provider may discuss a patient's health information over the
phone with the patient's family, friends, or others involved in the patient's care or payment
for care without proof of who the person is? - ANSWER True
If you receive a request from a trusted co-worker to share more PHI/PII than necessary to
answer a question, what is your best response? - ANSWER Indicate that only the mini-
mum necessary information can be shared and work to provide only the information neces-
sary to answer the question.
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