Acupuncture & Patient Confidentiality: Ethics Quiz 1

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What is the best way to dispose of patient confidential information?
- Paper shredder
- Just throw it in the trash
- Leave it out on a desk somewhere safe
- None of the above
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How would you ensure patient confidentiality compliance of all staff within your acupuncture clinic?
- Have strict office protocol for how PHI is to be handled
- Have all staff read and sign an ethics code of conduct with a specific section on Confidentiality Laws & Rules
- All of the above
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What are the pros of having a computer based patient record system compared to an office filing system?
- Computer based medical record systems have a "time out" feature, which logs the person out when the software is not in use
- Bio-marker logins can be used for added security
- They are more convenient and easily accessible compared to an office filing system
- All of the above
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In the reading, what was the main issue of the lawsuit on patient confidentiality? How do you think this may have been prevented?
- The Avery Center did not alert Emily Bryne that her medical records were required in a court order
- This may have been prevented if the Avery Center alerted Emily Bryne that her medical records were being asked for in a court of law
- The Avery Center did not hold the patient's information strictly confidential and did not obtain her consent to send her medical records to the court
- All of the above
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What was the purpose of the HIPAA Act?
- To give people access to any kind of health care they want
- To provide continuous insurance coverage for workers who change jobs, and to "reduce the costs and administrative burdens of health care by making possible the standardized, electronic transmission of many administrative and financial transactions
- To identify ways to improve health insurance coverage
- None of the above
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What does HIPAA stand for?
- Health Insurance Profitability and Accountability Act
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- Health Ideals Portability and Accountability Act
- Health Industry Profitability and Accountability Act
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Why is it important to hold regular meetings with staff to discuss patient confidentiality rules?
- To discuss informed consent, and HIPAA Rules of your practice
- So everyone is on the same page with how your practice handles PHI (Personal Health Information)
- To eliminate mistakes and a potential lawsuit involving breach of confidentiality
- All of the above
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What is the benefit of having a code of ethics framed, in your office, in plain view for the patient and staff?
- Provides a sense of trust for the patient
- So your staff knows the standards they are held to
- Both 1 & 2
- If it is not required by law, you don't need to do it
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What laws and rules mentioned in the reading are Acupuncture/OM providers held to by law?
- Providing thorough informed consent
- Maintaining strict patient confidentiality
- Both 1 & 2
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What year did HIPAA come into effect?
- 1996
- 1984
- 2010
- 1873
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