Medial Scribe Final Exam Review | 236 Questions And Answers Already Graded A+

TRUE or FALSE: Accessing patient information electronically can be trace back to your user ID and computer and defines the documents and time spent accessing the records. - TRUE (Practice safe internet use; accessing patient information electronically or questionable websites can be traced back to your user ID and computer and defines the documents and time spent accessing the records.) Your preceptor is very busy and asks you to log into the EMR system using her user - ID and password to retrieve some patient reports. What should you do? A. It's your preceptor, so it's okay to do this B. Ignore the request and hope she forgets C. Decline the request and refer to the facility's information security policy D. None of the above - C (If is never safe to share your user-ID or password; use good computing practices, decline the request and refer to the facility's security policy.) TRUE OR FALSE: A news reported comes into the ER and tells the attending physician that there is suspicion that the accident in which the 19 year old female was injured was caused by a sniper shooting on the highway and he is doing a story for the nightly news. He wants the patients name and condition for this report. According to HIPAA one can provide the media with this information. - FALSE (A specific authorization is required to disclose name and condition of a patient. The media question should be referred to the facility's public relations department.) Your brother's best friend just had surgery at your assigned training site. Your brother asked you to find out his prognosis. What should you do? A. Ask a nurse on the floor how the patient is doing and pass the information along to your brother. B. Log onto the facility's electronic medical record system and review the patients chart and then pass the information on to your brother. C. Explain that it is a violation of the patient's privacy for you to ask around or look at his medical record. D. None of the Above - C(HIPAA Requires Individuals: To protect the privacy and security of an individual's Protected Health Information (PHI) To require the use of "minimal necessary" To extend the rights of individuals over the *use of their protected health information. *Use includes accessing or looking up a patient record (even your own) that is not required for your role as student at the training site. Unless required or permitted by law, the facility/student must obtain authorization from the patient to use, disclose or access only the minimum necessary. Patient authorization - allows for a facility to disclose information for other purposes. Minimum necessary rule - state we share the minimum personal or health information necessary to complete a task.) When can a facility use or disclose PHI? A. For treatment of a patient, if the patient has received the facilitites Notice of Privacy Practice. B. For payment of bills, if the patient has received the facility's Notice of Privacy Practice C. For teaching activities, if the patients has received the facility's Notice of Privacy Practice. D. All of the Above - D