.
paper
electronic
The spoken word
All of the above
None of the above
Say nothing. It is none of your business
Watch the individual involved until you have gathered solid evidence against him or her
Report your suspicions to your clinical instructor for further follow-up
Attending physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals
Health information managers, information systems staff and other ancillary personnel only
Anyone working in the facility
Only staff that have direct patient contact
The patient’s (non-attending) physician brother
Personnel from the hospital the patient transferred from 2 days ago, who is calling to check on personnel from the hospital the patient transferred from 2 days ago, who is calling to check on the patient
The respiratory therapy personnel doing an ordered procedure
A retired physician who is a friend of the family
True
False
Patient name
Patient condition in general terms (eg stable, critical, etc)
Patient room number
Patient diagnosis
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
Contact the neighbour’s spouse to alert him or her about the accident
Do nothing and pretend you don’t know about it
Tell the charge nurse in the ER that you know how to reach the patient’s spouse and offer the information if it’s needed
Locks on medical records rooms
Passwords to access computerized records
Rules that prohibits employees from looking at records unless they have a need to know
All of the above
An OK from a doctor
The need to know
Permission from Human Resources
All of the above
A former physician of the patient who is concerned about the patient
A colleague who needs information about the patient to provide proper care
A friend of the patient
A pharmaceutical salesman who is offering a fee for a list of patients to who he could send a free sample of his product
A need to know for the performance of your job
If a physician asks you the diagnosis of the patient
Just because you are curious
You are a relative of the patient
Yes
No
True
False
They help protect hospitals from lawsuits
They allow patients to fell comfortable sharing information with their doctors
They avoid the confusion of having people other than physician distributing information about a patient.
Both a & b
Provide him with the information or access he needs
Ask him who at the hospital has hired him and refer him to that person for assistance
Call the police
In most cases, when patient information is going to be shared with anyone for reasons other that treatment, payment or health care operations
Upon admission to a hospital
When patient information is to be shared among two or more clinicians
When patient information is used for billing a private insurer
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