What does HIPAA stand for?

Hospital Internal Protocol Practice Act
Health Institute of Public and Accountability
Health Insurance Privacy and Accountability Act
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act


Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Rationale: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act – This act protects the privacy of individually identifiable health information. The HIPAA Security Rule sets national standards for the security of electronic protected health information. The confidentiality provisions of the Patient Safety Rule protect identifiable information being used to improve patient safety.

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You are responding to a patient with a complication related to her chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Based on this description, the paramedic would anticipate which of the following?

A) Catheter placed in the neck B) Dialysis port in the chest C) Catheter placed in the abdomen D) Dialysis graft in either arm

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Although the National Ski Patrol was originally a subcommittee of the National Ski Association, the NSP became an independent organization in:

a. 1953. b. 1980. c. 1962. d. 1975.

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When charts are filed alphabetically, the file system must be reorganized periodically. Why is this necessary?

What will be an ideal response?

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The knee flexion requirement for a mediolateral projection of the femur is:

45 degrees 60 degrees 20 degrees 55 degrees

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