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Staff at Community Hospital, a 200-bed facility, has been busy with HIPAA Privacy Rule
issues recently. Community Hospital is regularly surveyed by the city safety department
for compliance with local codes related to issues such as fire and water safety. Community
Hospital's privacy officer has issued an unsigned business associate agreement to the
department of health, instructing the chief of its survey office to sign it because its
surveyors, who may come into contact with Community Hospital's PHI, function as
business associates. Has Community Hospital's privacy officer correctly interpreted the
Privacy Rule?
A) Yes, due to the fact that employees of the department of health will have contact with
Community Hospital's PHI
B) Yes, due to the fact that the department of health may subcontract with others who
access Community Hospital's PHI
C) No, since the department of health is not using Community Hospital's PHI in their
determination of compliance with local codes D) No, since the department of health is
aware of, and compliant with, HIPAA
C) No, since the department of health is not using Community Hospital's PHI in their
determination of compliance with local codes
Recently, the hospital's emergency room staff has informed the privacy officer that
patients' family members have been bringing cameras into the emergency room to
photograph treatment as it is occurring. The privacy officer instructs emergency room staff
, to log the names of individuals who are taking the pictures. He then sends letters to the
family members, notifying them that they have committed a HIPAA violation and their
names may be turned over to the Office for Civil Rights for investigation. Has Community
Hospital's privacy officer correctly interpreted the Privacy Rule?
A) Yes, family members of patients are considered members of the CE's workforce once
they photograph/video care in the ER
B) Yes, since the photographs and/or videos may present a malpractice risk for the facility
C) No, since the hospital is considered part of an organized healthcare arrangement
D) No, since the family members of patients are not considered covered entities or
members of their workforce
D) No, since the family members of patients are not considered covered entities or members of
their workforce
Elderly patients are frequently discharged from the hospital to local nursing homes for
skilled rehabilitation following orthopedic issues such as hip fractures and many types of
surgeries. Staff on the units from which patients have been discharged have routinely
copied the entire patient chart to accompany the patient to the nursing home, but the
privacy officer informed them that this is a violation of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Has
Community Hospital's privacy officer correctly interpreted the Privacy Rule?
A) Yes, the hospital must apply the minimum necessary rule when releasing the records to
long term care facilities
B) Yes, release to long-term care facilities without patient authorization is a direct violation
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Staff at Community Hospital, a 200-bed facility, has been busy with HIPAA Privacy Rule
issues recently. Community Hospital is regularly surveyed by the city safety department
for compliance with local codes related to issues such as fire and water safety. Community
Hospital's privacy officer has issued an unsigned business associate agreement to the
department of health, instructing the chief of its survey office to sign it because its
surveyors, who may come into contact with Community Hospital's PHI, function as
business associates. Has Community Hospital's privacy officer correctly interpreted the
Privacy Rule?
A) Yes, due to the fact that employees of the department of health will have contact with
Community Hospital's PHI
B) Yes, due to the fact that the department of health may subcontract with others who
access Community Hospital's PHI
C) No, since the department of health is not using Community Hospital's PHI in their
determination of compliance with local codes D) No, since the department of health is
aware of, and compliant with, HIPAA
C) No, since the department of health is not using Community Hospital's PHI in their
determination of compliance with local codes
Recently, the hospital's emergency room staff has informed the privacy officer that
patients' family members have been bringing cameras into the emergency room to
photograph treatment as it is occurring. The privacy officer instructs emergency room staff
, to log the names of individuals who are taking the pictures. He then sends letters to the
family members, notifying them that they have committed a HIPAA violation and their
names may be turned over to the Office for Civil Rights for investigation. Has Community
Hospital's privacy officer correctly interpreted the Privacy Rule?
A) Yes, family members of patients are considered members of the CE's workforce once
they photograph/video care in the ER
B) Yes, since the photographs and/or videos may present a malpractice risk for the facility
C) No, since the hospital is considered part of an organized healthcare arrangement
D) No, since the family members of patients are not considered covered entities or
members of their workforce
D) No, since the family members of patients are not considered covered entities or members of
their workforce
Elderly patients are frequently discharged from the hospital to local nursing homes for
skilled rehabilitation following orthopedic issues such as hip fractures and many types of
surgeries. Staff on the units from which patients have been discharged have routinely
copied the entire patient chart to accompany the patient to the nursing home, but the
privacy officer informed them that this is a violation of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Has
Community Hospital's privacy officer correctly interpreted the Privacy Rule?
A) Yes, the hospital must apply the minimum necessary rule when releasing the records to
long term care facilities
B) Yes, release to long-term care facilities without patient authorization is a direct violation
