Legal Issues & HIPAA Compliance Quiz

You need to throw away papers that contain patient information. What should you do?

• Throw the paper in the trash can
• Throw the papers in a locked shred bin or give them to your supervising provider
• Throw the paper away in a regular trash can or dumpster
• Leave the paper on the floor

Which one of the following is an example of how to avoid an incidental disclosure of patient information?

• Avoiding talking about one patient in front of other patients and family members
• Avoiding talking about patient information in public places
• Waiting until you and your supervising provider are in a more confidential area before asking questions
• All of the above

You are walking down the hall and see a computer screen with patient information. What should you do?

• Look at the information on it so you can learn more about patient care
• Start typing on the computer to see what else you can find
• Look away from the computer and if no one is around it let your supervising provider know about it
• Snap a picture of it with your phone-this could be a great picture for your school report

During your workday shift, a well-known celebrity comes in for treatment. It's okay to post information or pictures about celebrity's appearance at the hospital on your SnapChat because it's your private setting.

• True
• False

You are a provider and have a student intern with you that would like to observe a clinical area see a patient encounter. What is the proper first step?

• Walk into the patient room with the intern and start giving care
• Ask the patient for permission for your student intern to come in and honor the patient's decision
• Take the chart off the wall and hand it to your student intern
• Pull out your phone and start taking pictures of the treatment area to share with your intern

If you have a privacy concern, who should you tell?

• Your parent
• Your teacher
• Your Supervisor
• Your Best Friend

True or False: As a health care provider, your duties of confidentiality end when your work shift is over.

• True
• False

True or False: HIPPA and FERPA are interchangeable and apply to the same things

• True
• False

Minors are usually not considered able to render mature judgement about the risks of a situation and will usually not fall under the "assumption of risk" category.

• True
• False

Nonfeasance is the same as an act of commission.

• True
• False