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Which of the following legislative acts stipulate that clients be allowed to see and make
corrections to their health care records?
A) Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act
B) Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
C) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - Answers -✔✔ B
One privacy rule of HIPAA is to establish client ownership of the health care record and
allow for client-initiated corrections and amendments.
Which of the following uses of technology would constitute a violation of HIPPA?
A) Sharing a client's lab results with a consulting provider via email on the health care
facility intranet
B) Charting client data on an electronic health care record while at the bedside with
family members present
C) Texting a picture of a client's wound from one nurse to another nurse related to
wound care protocol - Answers -✔✔ C
Which of the following illustrates the integration of informatics into a health care system
to support cost containment?
A) Offering free wireless Internet access to clients and visitors
B) Installing bar codes on medications with alerts for low supplies
C) Integrating an electronic health care record on a platform compatible with computers
and tablets - Answers -✔✔ B
This illustrates cost containment by allowing inventory management related to supply
and demand, directly affecting management of medication and supply costs.
This is a violation of client confidentiality due to identifiable client assessment data
shared outside the health care facility. Even though the nurse sent the photo to another
nurse related to wound care protocol, this is not acceptable use of technology and
violates HIPAA.