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HIPAA does distinguish highly sensitive health information from other types of health information.
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Psychotherapy notes are always part of the behavioral health record.
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Employees directly involved in patient care do not require authorization to access the patient's record.
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. Safekeeping of property must always be the patient's responsibility.
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A covered entity cannot disclose a patient's PHI to a public health entity even if it is to prevent the spread of a disease unless the patient authorizes the disclosure.
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A patient must allow their health information to be shared with a health information exchange.
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A restraint is a physical device only.
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Abuse of the elderly is limited to physical neglect of an elder person.
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An employer is entitled to information about an employee's health or medical work fitness for work and non-work related health information.
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Attorneys have automatic access to patient information because they are officers of the court.
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Because implants are classified as Class III medical devices they are not regulated by the FDA, thus PHI would not be found in an implant registry.
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Billing advocates work for healthcare providers to ensure that patients pay their medical bills in full.
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CLIA prohibits a patient from accessing lab results directly for the laboratory conducting the test.
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Cultural competence deals primarily with language differences among patients.
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Documents not considered part of the LHR—for example, correspondence, incident reports, and information about other family members—should be released as part of the LHR.
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HIPAA requires that for the purpose of accounting of disclosures, only PHI that has been released electronically or in writing must be accounted for.
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IPAA does not allow the disclosure of personal health information on a patient who has contacted a disease that is monitored in by public health officials without the patient's authorization.
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It is best policy to provide a special mark or notice on an HIV/AIDS patient health record in order to ensure extra privacy precautions on the record.
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Only the adult adoptee can decide if he or she may access the health information of his or her biological parents for health risk purposes.
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Regardless of the type of request made, if the request is from the patient, a formal authorization form is required per the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
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The Affordable Care Act generally permits lifetime limits on health insurance benefits
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The National Regulatory Commission (NRC) posts daily medical events related to radiation on their website which includes PHI in addition to the location and reporting person.
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The United States Constitution provides a right to healthcare.
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The interpretive physician-patient relationship involves the patient as a passive recipient.
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The reporting of quality measures that includes PHI is mandatory by federal law.
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The responsibility for notifying individuals who have had contact with an individual with an infected communicable disease is the person who has the disease
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Title II of GINA focuses allows employers to use genetic information to make employment decisions.
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When a physician applies for staff privileges a hospital must query the NPDB only if the physician requests that the hospital does so.
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When an employee is injured at work he must authorization disclosure of his PHI before it can be reported to OSHA.
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A court may decide that there is a compelling state interest in preserving life that overrides a patient's right to refuse treatment.
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A hospital must report to the CMS Regional Office the death of a patient within 24 hours after the patient has been removed from restraint.
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An adoptee's birth record is restricted in order to protect the biological parent(s) unless both parties have agreed to have their identities disclosed in a mutual consent registry.
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An emancipated minor may authorize for disclosure of his or her health information.
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Depending on state law, an individual may access his or her PHI housed in an immunization registry.
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EMTALA was passed by Congress to combat transfer and discharge of patients, and refusal to treat, based on inability to pay.
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Failure to discharge a patient could constitute battery or false imprisonment.
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For a substance abuse program to be in compliance with the Privacy Rule, the authorization of disclosure of information should include specific elements required by the Privacy Rule.
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Health organizations and providers may charge a reasonable fee as set by state law for copying health records in response to a request for patient information.
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Healthcare providers must report their suspicion of child abuse
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In absence of a legal executor or administrator of an estate, states may follow the UHCDA to allow access to the health records of a deceased patient.
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In the case of a suspicious death, a medical examiner or coroner has the right to receive medical information without authorization.
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Individuals who report neglect or abuse of children are protected from civil liability as long as they are reporting their concern in good faith.
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Information reported without patient authorization under federal laws should be included in the Notice of Privacy Practices.
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Ownership of a health record has traditionally been granted to the provider.
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Patient portals are hosted by healthcare providers.
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Patients have the responsibility to work with providers in carrying out agreed-upon treatment plans.
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Proof of a requester's relationship to a patient must be verified before health information is released to the requester.
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Some states provide that physical and mental health of a minor adoptee be given to the adoptive parents at the time of the adoption.
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State required reporting laws are an exception to the doctrine of preemption.
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States can modify birth and death certificate information as long as certificates contain the minimum data required by the NCHS.
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Statewide cancer registries are frequently required to report data to the NCHS.
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The American Hospital Association's Patient Bill of Rights is now the Patient Care Partnership, which focuses on patient expectations, rights, and responsibilities.
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The FDA does not regulate electronic health records but it does regulate a number of health IT applications that may pose a risk to the health or safety of a patient.
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The Freedom of Information Act, along with state open records laws including public records or sunshine laws, enables federal or state entities to protect personal health information from public access.
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The Joint Commission standards specifically state that patients have the right to be free from neglect and exploitation.
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The Medicare Conditions of Participation also apply to Medicaid participating hospitals
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The duty-to-warn obligation enables a physician to disclose information to a third party who may be the victim of harm perpetrated by a patient.
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The patient or family does not have the right to restrict a healthcare provider from disclosing PHI if the disclosure is required by state compensation laws.
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Title I of GINA prohibits the use of genetic information by health plans for underwriting purposes.
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Transplant registries may include data about organ donors as well as organ recipients.
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