A client asks a nurse for help in obtaining an alternative healthcare provider. Which of the following is an accurate fact regarding alternative care that the nurse should share with this client?
A) Most alternative healthcare practitioners do not have education-based credentials to practice
their medicine.
B) Alternative providers are not usually included in the federal HIPAA legislation that
mandates confidentiality in conventional healthcare settings.
C) The cost of alternative therapy is never covered by insurance carriers or healthcare plans.
D) It is easy to find accurate safety and efficacy data for alternative medicine on the Internet.
Ans: B
Alternative providers are not normally included in the federal Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 legislation that mandates confidentiality in
conventional healthcare settings. Alternative practitioners do not necessarily lack credentials.
Accurate online information can be difficult to find and costs for treatment may be covered by
some insurance plans.
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