WGU C810 - Exam Study Set 3, Questions and answers, VERIFIED 2024

TRUE - -True or false: If a patient requests that his or her name is removed from the hospital directory, the hospital must comply and remove the patient's name. without permission of the patient - -PHI can be used and disclosed ___________________ if the PHI is deidentified. Under HIPAA, deidentification refers to health information that has had identifiers removed so there is not the capability to reasonably identify the individual to which the information belongs. Documentation to release records: Verification: Identification of attorney. - -If an attorney comes in to request medical records for a malpractice case that he or she is assigned to, what documentation requirements are necessary to release the records, and what type of verification should be completed prior to releasing the records?