While performing routine quantitative analysis of a record, a medical record employee finds an incident report in the record. The employee brings this to the attention of her supervisor. Which best practice should the supervisor follow to deal with this situation?
A. remove the incident report and send it to the patient.
B. tell the employee to leave the report in the record.
C. remove the incident report and have nursing personnel transfer all documentation from the report to the medical record.
D. refer this record to the Risk Manager for further review and removal of the incident report.
Which of the following is considered confidential information if the patient is seeking treatment in a substance abuse facility?
A. patient's name
B. patient's address
C. patient's diagnosis
D. all of the above
The minimum record retention period for patients who are minors is
A. age of majority.
B. age of majority plus the statute of limitations.
C. 5 years past treatment.
D. 2 years past treatment.
The Privacy Act of 1974 permits patients to request amendments to their medical record in which type of facility?
A. private proprietary health care facility
B. mental health and chemical dependency facility
C. university-based teaching facility
D. Department of Defense health care facility
What advice should be given to a physician who has just informed you that she just discovered that a significant portion of a discharge summary she dictated last month was left out?
A. Squeeze in the information omitted by writing in available spaces such as the top, bottom, and side margins.
B. Dictate the portion omitted with the heading "Discharge Summary--Addendum" and make a reference to the addendum with a note that is dated and signed on the initial Discharge Summary (e.g., "9/1 /08-See Addendum to Discharge Summary"-- Signature).
C. Redictate the discharge summary and replace the old one with the new one.
D. Inform the physician that nothing can be done about the situation.
The Darling v. Charleston Community Memorial Hospital case established the following doctrine for hospitals to observe and changed the way hospitals dealt with liability.
A. doctrine of respondeat superior
B. doctrine of continuing wrong
C. doctrine of res ipsa loiter
D. doctrine of corporate negligence
HIM professionals have a duty to maintain health information that complies with
A. state statutes.
B. federal statutes.
C. accreditation standards.
D. all of the above.
In general, which of the following statements is correct?
A. When federal and state laws conflict, valid federal laws supersede state laws.
B. When federal and state laws conflict, valid state laws supersede federal laws.
C. When federal and state laws conflict, valid local laws supersede federal and state laws.
D. When federal and state laws conflict, valid corporate policies supersede federal and state laws.
Which of the following statements is correct regarding HIPAA preemption analysis?
A. If the state law that recognizes a patient's right to health care information privacy is more stringent than the HIPAA federal rule, then the state law prevails.
B. State law regarding a patient's right to health care information privacy can never prevail over the HIPAA federal rule.
C. If a state law that recognizes a patient's right to health care information privacy is more stringent than the HIPAA federal rule, then the courts must decide which shall prevail.
D. Even if the state law that recognizes a patient's right to health care information privacy is more stringent than the HIPAA federal rule, the HIPAA federal rule will still prevail.
HIM personnel charged with the responsibility of bringing a medical record to court would ordinarily do so in answer to a
A. personal subpoena.
B. deposition.
C. subpoena duces tecum.
D. judgment.
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