The purpose of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 was to:

A) ?allow care providers to communicate with one another.
B) protect the confidentiality of patient health records.?
C) ?reduce the amount of documentation required by insurance companies.
D) ?require medical service providers to justify their services.


B

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Children in group settings often test barriers and limitations in order to gauge the level of ________________ which they can expect

A) ?permissiveness B) ?safety C) ?discipline D) ?reaction

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In comparison to specific change or intervention strategies, the quality of the helping relationship is _______________ important to the overall outcome of the helping process

a. less b. as c. somewhat more d. significantly more

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Which of the following statements regarding prejudice and discrimination is false?

a. Prejudice provides the justification for discrimination. b. Discrimination is the belief that maintains and supports the actions of prejudice. c. Institutional discrimination and the resultant differential treatment have been codified in administrative rules and regulations and are thereby "intrinsic" to the mores of a society. d. Prejudice is a value learned through the process of socialization.

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According to popular belief, private agencies perform better than public agencies

because of which of the following reasons? a. Private agencies belong to the free market and are more efficient. b. Private agencies spend more money on their products. c. Public agencies care less about the people who need help. d. Public agencies are too overwhelmed with regulations.

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