HCMT 2060 Chapter 4 Quiz well
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A patient's right to personal privacy and confidential handling of medical records is covered
under what important federal law concerned with health insurance portability? - correct answer
✔✔HIPAA
Explain the purpose of FERPA. - correct answer ✔✔FERPA was enacted to:
safeguard individual privacy from the misue of federal records
provide individuals access to records concerning them that are maintained by federal agencies
establish a Privacy Protection Study Commission
Under what circumstance can confidential cancer registry data be made available? - correct
answer ✔✔To provide follow up information to an approved facility.
In addition to following federal and state legal requirements concerning patient confidentiality,
the cancer registrar must also be aware of pertinent regulations formulated by their own
institution. - correct answer ✔✔True
Match the actions with the appropriate solutions. - correct answer ✔✔Keeping data secure-
Passwords, audit control
Transmission of confidential data-Data encryption
Appropriate release of data-Explicit administrative authorization
Computer failure-Automatic back up system
A serious breach of confidentiality can result in the cancer registrar being fired. - correct answer
✔✔True
answered already passed
A patient's right to personal privacy and confidential handling of medical records is covered
under what important federal law concerned with health insurance portability? - correct answer
✔✔HIPAA
Explain the purpose of FERPA. - correct answer ✔✔FERPA was enacted to:
safeguard individual privacy from the misue of federal records
provide individuals access to records concerning them that are maintained by federal agencies
establish a Privacy Protection Study Commission
Under what circumstance can confidential cancer registry data be made available? - correct
answer ✔✔To provide follow up information to an approved facility.
In addition to following federal and state legal requirements concerning patient confidentiality,
the cancer registrar must also be aware of pertinent regulations formulated by their own
institution. - correct answer ✔✔True
Match the actions with the appropriate solutions. - correct answer ✔✔Keeping data secure-
Passwords, audit control
Transmission of confidential data-Data encryption
Appropriate release of data-Explicit administrative authorization
Computer failure-Automatic back up system
A serious breach of confidentiality can result in the cancer registrar being fired. - correct answer
✔✔True
