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 __________.

The community benefit standard_______.

The American Hospital Association’s Patient Bill of Rights became the _________.

What term best describes the process of protecting citizens living in a civilized society that establishes order, provides parameters for conduct, and defines the rights and obligations of the government and its citizens?

The latest provisions to HIPAA incllude________.

Dr. Jones and Dr. Smith own a medical practive that has existed as a general partnership.  They wish to incorporate.  Advantages of incorporating include________. 1.  Shielding Dr. Jones and Dr. Smith from personal liability 2.  Tax-exempt status for Dr. Jones and Dr. Smith 3.  Automatic not-for-profit status of the medical practive 4.  Allwoing the practice to continue to exist even if Dr. Jones or Dr. Smith dies

Per the Privacy Rule, which of the following requires authorization for research purposes?

The release of information manager at Hope Hospital has received a request to obtain copies of an individual’s recent hospitalization for spousal abuse.  Upon reviewing the request, the manager notices that the signature on the request does not look like the patient’s signature on the informed consent in the patient’s medical record. What would be the best course of action?

Based on the “Red Flag Rule”, entities are considered creditors if they _______.

Marty Jones has been out of work for three months and has recently applied for a position at a local factory.  As part of the employment process, the employer has asked Mr. Jones to complete a pre-employment physical that includes genetic testing for any disease that might interfere with Mr. Jones’ ability to run an expensive piece of factory equipment. Of the options below, what is the best option?