CANCER REGISTRY MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 4 - LEGAL AND ETHICAL
ASPECTS OF CANCER DATA
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Law45that45covers45wrongful45acts45that45result45in45harm45to45another45person,45such45
as45invasion45of45privacy,45is45called45a45________________45and45can45result45in45co
mpensation45to45the45injured45party.45-45answer--tort
A45patient's45right45to45personal45privacy45and45confidential45handling45of45medical45rec
ords45is45covered45under45what45important45federal45law45concerned45with45health45insu
rance45portability?45-45answer--HIPAA
Usually,45federal45law45preempts45state45law,45except45where45state45law45is:
a.45less45strict45than45the45federal45law.
b.45more45strict45than45the45federal45law.
c.45less45effective45than45federal45law.
d.45is45less45confusing45than45federal45law.45-45answer--
b.45more45strict45than45the45federal45law.
A45court45order45to45provide45certain45documents,45such45as45medical45records,45is45call
ed45a45____________________45-45answer--subpoena
Which45of45the45following45is45NOT45a45federal45administrative45agency45that45may45affe
ct45cancer45registry45operations?
a.45The45Commission45on45Cancer
b.45The45National45Cancer45Institute
c.45The45Centers45for45Disease45Control45and45Prevention
d.45Both45b45and45c45are45not45-45answer--a.45The45Commission45on45Cancer
Under45what45circumstances45can45confidential45cancer45registry45data45be45made45avai
lable?
a.45For45marketing45products45to45cancer45patients.
b.45To45help45health45care45institutions45recruit45new45patients.
c.45To45provide45follow45up45information45to45an45approved45facility.
CHAPTER 4 - LEGAL AND ETHICAL
ASPECTS OF CANCER DATA
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Law45that45covers45wrongful45acts45that45result45in45harm45to45another45person,45such45
as45invasion45of45privacy,45is45called45a45________________45and45can45result45in45co
mpensation45to45the45injured45party.45-45answer--tort
A45patient's45right45to45personal45privacy45and45confidential45handling45of45medical45rec
ords45is45covered45under45what45important45federal45law45concerned45with45health45insu
rance45portability?45-45answer--HIPAA
Usually,45federal45law45preempts45state45law,45except45where45state45law45is:
a.45less45strict45than45the45federal45law.
b.45more45strict45than45the45federal45law.
c.45less45effective45than45federal45law.
d.45is45less45confusing45than45federal45law.45-45answer--
b.45more45strict45than45the45federal45law.
A45court45order45to45provide45certain45documents,45such45as45medical45records,45is45call
ed45a45____________________45-45answer--subpoena
Which45of45the45following45is45NOT45a45federal45administrative45agency45that45may45affe
ct45cancer45registry45operations?
a.45The45Commission45on45Cancer
b.45The45National45Cancer45Institute
c.45The45Centers45for45Disease45Control45and45Prevention
d.45Both45b45and45c45are45not45-45answer--a.45The45Commission45on45Cancer
Under45what45circumstances45can45confidential45cancer45registry45data45be45made45avai
lable?
a.45For45marketing45products45to45cancer45patients.
b.45To45help45health45care45institutions45recruit45new45patients.
c.45To45provide45follow45up45information45to45an45approved45facility.