The privacy rule resides in _________.

Jack Mitchell, a patient in Ross Hospital, is being treated for gallstones.  He has not opted out of the facility directory.  Callers who request information about his may be given __________.

Apology statutes _________.

With addressable standards, the covered entity may do all but which of the following?

What major accomodation must a healthcare organization make for a patient who is identified as a LEP person

St. Joseph’s Hospital has a psychiatric service on the sixth floor of the hospital.  A 31-year-old male has come to the HIM department and requested to see a copy of his medical record.  He has told your clerk he was a patient of Dr. Schmidt, a psychiatrist and was on the sixth floor of St. Joseph’s for the last two months.  These records are not psychotherapy notes.  As the HIM director the best course of action for you to take is to __________.

Carrying out the wishes stated in a living will applies to which of the following patients, who is incompetent due to an illness?

Esther is an 86 year-old patient of Dr. Brooks.  When taking into consideration that Esther views the physician-patient relationship differently because of her age, Dr. Brooks is exhibiting________.

When a patient record is composed of paper documents and electronically stored information from numerous clinical systems such as lab, radiology, pharmacy, and nursing, it is referred to as what type of record?

What term best describes an organization that has formed to create an electronic framework that connects hospitals, physicians, pharmacies, and other healthcare entities for the purpose of sharing patient information?