The home care agency provides all nursing staff with laptop computers so they can document immediately after providing care in the patients' homes. Which action should be taken when assigning a laptop to a staff member?
A) Disable all functions except for the online documentation system.
B) Expect the laptop to be returned to the agency at the end of every work day.
C) Install tracking software so every keystroke can be recorded for later evaluation.
D) Have the employees sign a confidentiality-and-privacy agreement and complete HIPAA training.
D) Have the employees sign a confidentiality-and-privacy agreement and complete HIPAA training.
Explanation: A) Disabling functions could negatively impact the software's ability to function.
B) Turning in the laptops at the end of every work day is neither time nor cost effective.
C) Tracking every keystroke for later analysis is not necessary and would create labor-intensive work to analyze the data.
D) Employees should sign a confidentiality-and-privacy agreement and complete HIPAA training.
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