A small counseling center received notification that a laptop that contained PHI was stolen out of a workforce member’s car. Upon investigation, it was determined that information on the workforce member’s laptop contained information on approximately 980 individuals. The laptop that was stolen was password protected; however, it did not contain any encryption software. While no reports of identity theft have been reported, it is unknown what has been done with the laptop or the information on the laptop. How long does this counseling center have to notify these patients of this breach?

In your state, it is legal for minors to seek medical treatment for a sexually transmitted disease without parental consent. When this occurs, who would be expected to authorize the release of the medical information documented in this episode of care to the patient’s insurers?

An HIM Department Budget Report for May shows a payroll budget of $25,000 and an actual payroll expense of $22,345. The percentage of budget variance for the month is:

Protection of healthcare information from damage, loss, and unauthorized alteration is also known as: 

Mend-Aliens have colonized a new planet and reproduce 16 at a time. Black eyes (B) are dominant to orange eyes (b), and antenna ears (A) are dominant to round ears (a). Two mend-aliens who are heterozygous for both black eyes and antenna ears have children Which of the following probabilities can you conclude? (Hint: Use your scratch paper to set up a dihybrid cross.)

Everyone in the Health Information Department has been working overtime to complete a major record conversion. The supervisor will have to plan for overtime pay for all personnel who are not

Where in an acute care health record would the documentation “Admit to 3C. Diet: NPO. Meds: Compazine 10mg IV Q 6 PRN.” be found?

True or False – Attendance and/or tardiness does not adversely affect the student’s grade. 

Behaviors that are not acceptable when working in the facility are:

The performance standard for coders is 28–33 workload units per day. Workload units are calculated as follows: Inpatient record = 1 workload unit Outpatient surgical procedure records = 0.75 workload units Outpatient observation/emergency records = 0.50 workload units One week’s productivity information is shown in the table above. What percentage of the coders is meeting the productivity standards?