Priviledged Communication Quiz

Information that is shared between a physician and patient is privileged communication.

• True

• False

With whom can patient information be shared without the patient's permission?

• Patient's attorney

• Patient's family members

• Patient's other health care providers at a practice

• All of the above

What is the term used to describe any individually identifiable health information about a patient?

• Protected Health Information (PHI)

• Private Medical Records (PMR)

• Confidential Personal Information (CPI)

• Personal Patient Data (PPD)

What is using discretion when handling protected health information?

• Ethics

• Confidentiality

• Disclosure

• Privacy

In the Privacy Rule, what is authorization?

• The written permission that patients give to disclose protected health information

• The approval that physicians must give to refer patients to a specialist

• The contract that patients make with insurance companies

• The verbal agreement between the patient and the medical facility

• All of the above

According to the Privacy Rule, which of the following is true about authorization?

• It must be signed and dated

• It must be written in plain language

• It must have an expiration date.

• All of the above

According to the Privacy Rule, patients may request that medical facilities call them at a work phone number instead of a home phone number.

• True

• False

Patients have a right to obtain a copy of their medical records. Which item is legally allowed to be kept from the patient?

• Psychotherapy notes

• Medication record

• Surgeries

• Health history

According to the Privacy Rule, which item must be included in a record of disclosures of protected health information?

• Date of disclosure

• Name of the person or entity to whom information was disclosed

• Description of disclosure

• Reason for disclosure

• All of the above

Patients may request amendments to their medical records.

• True

• False