Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured JBL Quiz Chapter 3 Questions and Answers Study
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As an EMT, the standards of emergency care are often partially based on:
A. the priorities of the medical director.
B. ---> locally accepted protocols. <---
C. the wishes of the general public.
D. a consensus among paramedic supervisors.
During your monthly internal quality improvement (QI) meeting, you review several patient care reports (PCRs) with
the staff of your EMS system. You identify the patient's name, age, and sex, and then discuss the treatment that was
provided by the EMTs in the field. By taking this approach to the QI process, you:
A. adequately safeguarded the patient's PHI because the cases were discussed internally.
B. ---> are in violation of HIPAA because you did not remove the PHI from the PCR beforehand. <---
C. acted appropriately but must have each EMT sign a waiver stating that he or she will not discuss the cases with
others.
D. violated the patient's privacy because you should have discussed the information only with the EMTs involved.
In which of the following circumstances can the EMT legally release confidential patient information?
A. A police officer requests a copy to place on file
B. The family requests a copy for insurance purposes
C. ---> The patient is competent and signs a release form <---
D. A media representative inquires about the patient
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As an EMT, the standards of emergency care are often partially based on:
A. the priorities of the medical director.
B. ---> locally accepted protocols. <---
C. the wishes of the general public.
D. a consensus among paramedic supervisors.
During your monthly internal quality improvement (QI) meeting, you review several patient care reports (PCRs) with
the staff of your EMS system. You identify the patient's name, age, and sex, and then discuss the treatment that was
provided by the EMTs in the field. By taking this approach to the QI process, you:
A. adequately safeguarded the patient's PHI because the cases were discussed internally.
B. ---> are in violation of HIPAA because you did not remove the PHI from the PCR beforehand. <---
C. acted appropriately but must have each EMT sign a waiver stating that he or she will not discuss the cases with
others.
D. violated the patient's privacy because you should have discussed the information only with the EMTs involved.
In which of the following circumstances can the EMT legally release confidential patient information?
A. A police officer requests a copy to place on file
B. The family requests a copy for insurance purposes
C. ---> The patient is competent and signs a release form <---
D. A media representative inquires about the patient
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