A healthcare provider forgets to update a patient's medications. Which fair information principle is being violated?
a. Correction
b. Openness and transparency
c. Data quality and integrity
d. Safeguards
ANS: C
By not keeping a patient's records current and up to date, the healthcare provider is violating the fair information principle of data quality and integrity. Correction involves allowing individuals to dispute the accuracy of their information, openness and transparency involve keeping patients informed on policies regarding PHI, and safeguards are actions implemented to protect sensitive data.
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