According to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which persons have legal access to the patient's health record? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected
Select all that apply. 1. The patient
2. Any nurses working on the unit where the patient is hospitalized
3. Any physician who has credentials to admit patients to the hospital
4. The respiratory therapist who is providing inhalation therapy for the patient
5. The nuclear medicine technician who provided care during the patient's last hospitalization
1,4
Rationale 1: The information in the record belongs to the patient, who has the legal right to review it at any time.
Rationale 2: The only nurses who have the legal right to review the record are the nurses involved with the patient's care.
Rationale 3: The only physicians who have the legal right to review the record are the physicians involved in the patient's care.
Rationale 4: The respiratory therapist who is involved in the patient's care has the legal right to review the patient's chart.
Rationale 5: If the technician is not involved in caring for the patient on this admission, he or she has no legal right to review the chart.
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