HIPAA (Health Information Portability and Accountability Act) requires that: (Select all that apply.)

a. healthcare records be available electronically by 2014.
b. healthcare providers keep an audit trail of access to an individual's record and provide copies of the individual's record upon request.
c. specific privacy and security measures must be used in all electronic health records.
d. healthcare providers must be able to electronically exchange health records by 2014.
e. healthcare providers must be able to electronically exchange lab data by 2014.


ANS: B, C
HIPAA requires that healthcare providers keep an audit trail of access to an individual's record and provide copies of the individual's record upon request and that specific privacy and security measures must be used in all electronic health records including PHRs.
The other answers are either only partially correct or incorrect.

Nursing

You might also like to view...

The surgical intervention that involves a vagotomy, resection of the antrum, and anastomosis of the stomach to the jejunum is the

A) Billroth I. B) Billroth II. C) esophageal/gastric maneuver. D) radical vagotomy.

Nursing

The nurse is assigned to perform telephone triage for the clinic and receives a call from a young mother whose 6-month-old baby received her third diphtheria–pertussis–tetanus immunization that morning

The mother reports the baby's temperature is 99.8° axillary, the site of injection is "a little red," and the baby is irritable. After checking the standing orders provided by the pediatrician, what teaching would the nurse provide this mother? (Select all that apply.) A) "These are common adverse effects reported after immunizations." B) "Bring the baby back to the clinic for an examination." C) "Apply a warm moist compress to the baby's leg." D) "Aspirin can be given to manage fever symptoms." E) "Symptoms should subside within 2 to 3 days."

Nursing

Ray is the leader of a non-profit organization that supports education for underserved populations in your community. You volunteer regularly with this organization and see Ray almost every day you are volunteering

Yesterday Ray asked you to take on a lead volunteer role, stating that your commitment to the organization and interaction with Ray have shown him he can count on you. You agree to step into this lead volunteer role. You and Ray have just entered which phase of leadership making? a. Mature partnership phase b. Acquaintance phase c. Scripted partnership phase d. Stranger phase

Nursing

What is the benefit to the leader of having a high-quality relationship with employees?

What will be an ideal response?

Nursing