A patient who believes that a Hospital’s contracted billing service incorrectly sent medical bills (through the United States mail) containing that patient’s protected health information to the wrong recipient with a similar name:

The obligations of hospitals with emergency departments to comply with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) apply only if the patient who “comes to the emergency department” is a Medicare patient.

There is no self-disclosure protocol for Anti-Kickback Statute violations.

If a physician’s clinical privileges are suspended for exactly 30 days due to professional competence or conduct concerns as part of a Professional Review Action/ Activity, it is not necessary to report the physician to the National Practitioner Data Bank.

Which of the following is true about the False Claims Act?

Reporting a physician to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) does not result in criminal penalties for that physician.

If the Medical Executive Committee of a Hospital makes an adverse recommendation to revoke clinical privileges based on a physician’s medical incompetence, as part of a Professional Review Activity, which of the following is true:

It is much more difficult to disclose substance abuse records from federally funded programs (i.e., covered by 42 CFR Part 2) for the purposes of treatment, payment, or health care operations than it is to disclose other health records for those reasons.

Which of the following is/ are true about a Hospital’s Medical Staff?

A patient in an inpatient behavioral health unit becomes violent and physically shoves a nurse up against the wall of his room. The security guard attempts unsuccessfully to de-escalate the situation and asks the program director to call police for help immediately – they are very worried for the nurse’s safety.  Which of the following is true under HIPAA and Wisconsin confidentiality law?