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HIT-001 · Question #325

You are working as a privacy officer at a large medical clinic in a town with a population where everyone kind of knows everyone else. You have just finished reviewing the incidents that have been…

The correct answer is A. A bill was mailed to the patient's previous address containing information about an STD test, but was. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

You are working as a privacy officer at a large medical clinic in a town with a population where everyone kind of knows everyone else. You have just finished reviewing the incidents that have been reported to you by the clinic's staff where it is believed that a breach of patient's privacy rights may have occurred. You have to decide which incidents require notifying the patient and HHS. Under the HITECH Act's Breach and Harm Threshold Considerations, which of the following would situations would constitute a reason for notifying the patient.

Options

  • AA bill was mailed to the patient's previous address containing information about an STD test, but was
  • BAn email was sent to the wrong billing adjuster in the clinic's business office and contained the
  • CA nurse hands a patient a medical report for a different patient, but quickly realizes it and asks gets it
  • DAn inter-office fax with the patient's PHI went to a different department than intended, but was

How the community answered

(18 responses)
  • A
    83% (15)
  • C
    11% (2)
  • D
    6% (1)

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