What must a patient complete before receiving their records?
Signed Release of Information
100
What is the proper way to dispose of PHI?
Shredding onsite or outside shredding company bin
100
Mr. Jones arrives at TCCH and wants you to email his records to him. You advise him that we don't have encrypted email available but he still wants you to send them to his email. May you send them?
Yes
As long as you advise the patient of the risk involved you may send them any way that the patient requests.
100
You so Mr. Smith in the lobby and you stop and ask him how is family is and why he's here today.
Is this:
A. Small talk with a friend
B. A HIPAA violation?
B.
100
You're calling a patient to remind them of their appointment, can you leave their name, time and where the appointment is?
Yes
200
Who "owns" the patient's medical record
The patient
200
A patient requests an electronic copy of her records. Do we need to provide those electronically or do we just give her a paper record?
We must provide electronically if asked.
200
You have a patient in a room and you want to show them their x-ray. Is it okay to put the laptop so they may see the x-ray?
Yes, in fact it will probably engage the patient in the EHR.
200
Is it okay to call Mr. Jones to the window announcing "Mr. Jones, you're seeing the psychiatrist today, right?"
Absolutely not!
200
You are calling a patient with the results of their recent lab work. Can you leave the lab information on the answering machine?
No
300
If a patient wants a copy of their labs from the nurse may they give that to the patient?
Yes, if they have been reviewed.
300
How long does TCCH have to produce medical or dental records for a patient?
a) 5 business days
b) 14 business days
c) 30 days
d) 60 days if the chart is in storage
e) b&d
f) c&d
f
300
You are going on a lunch break so you should:
a) close your laptop
b) log off you laptop
c) leave your laptop
d) take your laptop with you
b
300
We offer a copy of our Notice of Privacy Practices to patients:
a) once a year, when we get their new consent
b) if we update the form
c) every time the patient comes to the center
C.
300
You had your labs drawn yesterday and you don't have time to see the doctor. Is it okay to go to your chart and check your labs?
No
400
Who is the TCCH HIPAA Privacy and Security Officer?
Sherry de Cuba
400
We should ask every patient over 18 if they have an Advance Directive or check in the computer if they have one on record?
Yes, required by most insurances.
400
When should you report a breach or suspected breach of PHI and to whom?
Immediately
Information Security Officer or Corporate Compliance Officer
500
A patient comes in to the center with a gunshot wound. You've never seen someone with a gunshot before so you quickly take a picture on your phone and send it down to your friend at the other office. Did you just violate PHI?
Absolutely yes! Do not use your phone for pictures of patients without their written consent.
500
What is the fine for a "willful neglect" of information without correction?
a) $10,000
b) $25,000
c) $50,000
d) $75,000
C.
500
Mrs. Jones comes in to see the doctor and she doesn't want her insurance company to know she was treated for xyz so she pays cash and tells you not to bill her insurance company. Can you do that?