By
Dr. James
Questions and Answers
, It is your last day at your pediatric clinical site False
and you are saying goodbye to all of your
favorite patients. You take a picture on your
phone of a few of the patients posing together
and later post it to your Instagram account.
Since your Instagram is private and can only
be accessed by your contacts, you are not in
violation of HIPAA regulations.
As a healthcare student, you took a picture of Yes
a famous celebrity in the hospital cafeteria. Is
this a breach of
HIPAA, where you could be fined and/or
dismissed from the education program,
regardless of whether or not you knowingly
violated the act?
Which types of information must you as a All of the above
healthcare student keep confidential in order
to protect patient/resident privacy?
Before accessing patient/resident Do I need this information to perform patient/resident care?
information, what question should you as a
healthcare student ask yourself to ensure you
are respecting patient privacy?
Your best friend is a patient/resident at the Ask her directly.
hospital where you are assigned for clinical.
You are concerned about her and would like
to get more information. What is the best way
to find out details about her condition and
treatment?
What can I do to prevent a privacy breach in a All the above.
healthcare setting?
Which of the following actions does NOT Sending encrypted patient/resident information across the Internet per health care
constitute a HIPAA violation? organization policy.
For a healthcare student, wrongful disclosure True
of health information or a HIPAA violation via
social media, such as Snapchat, Facebook or
Twitter, could result in a fine of $50,000 and
could lead to dismissal from the education
program.
As a healthcare student, you observe signs of All of the above
physical abuse in a patient/resident. Which of
the following are behavioral indicators of
abuse?
The reporting requirements of elder abuse are False
standard in all 50 states.