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1. You are the IT Services Manager at a Community Health Center and are asked
by a physician to expunge a specific patient's results from the records system,
because of the negative impact it would have on the patient's reputation. There
are many issues to consider, including: (Select all that apply)
a) The extent to which physician/patient privilege extends.
b) The degree to which the physician's reputation might be affected
c) The ethics of a physician and a hospital breaking the law in order to protect
a donor
d) To degree to which the patient's results would actually affect the patient: a)
The extent to which physician/patient privilege extends.
c) The ethics of a physician and a hospital breaking the law in order to protect a donor
2. You are asked by a physician to expunge a specific patient's results from the
record system. You need to consider which of the following: (Select all that
apply)
a) The responsibility a physician has to the spirit of the law and protecting a
community.
b) The good of the individual vs. the good of the community
c) The payment record of the patient
d) The influence the patient's family has on the health center.: a) The responsibility a
physician has to the spirit of the law and protecting a community.
b) The good of the individual vs. the good of the community
3. Based on the information you gather and ethical issues you consider after
asked to expunge a certain patient's results from the records system, what
information will you provide the requesting physician? (select all that apply)
a) Your decision
b) The reasons you made the decision
c) How the physician should proceed with his patient
d) The influence the patient's family has on the health center: a) Your decision
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b) The reasons you made the decision
c) How the physician should proceed with his patient
4. When meeting with the physician requesting his patient's results be ex-
punged, what might he tell you about the patient confidentiality: (Select all that
apply)
a) All information shared by a patient to a physician is considered confidential
b) Doctor-patient confidentiality is protected by HIPAA
c) There are numerous exceptions to the patient confidentiality rule.
d) Patient confidentiality is of low importance in the doctor-patient relation-
ship: a) All information shared by a patient to a physician is considered confidential
b) Doctor-patient confidentiality is protected by HIPAA
5. The physician requesting his patient's results be expunged continues to
pressure you to delete the results. Even though his patient is a member of the
Board of Directors at your health center, as the IT Services Manager, your reply
should be which of the following?
a) I still don't feel comfortable about deleting a file because it might hurt
someone close to the hospital. I need to think about this a while, and get some
input from others.
b) I can see that. An upstanding member of the community shouldn't be totally
ruined if we can make sure he gets treatment for the disease. I'll delete it.
c) I agree with you that patient confidentiality precludes reporting anything
outside of that relationship
d) I will go ahead and delete your patient's result from the records system
because you have asked me in confidence.: a) I still don't feel comfortable about deleting a file
because it might hurt someone close to the hospital. I need to think about this a while, and get some input from others.
6. When meeting with the Chief Nursing Officer, you ask him why reporting
diseases like syphilis is not protected by confidentiality. What might be his
response? (Select all that apply)
a) I think that the state's requirement for reporting is to keep track of the
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1. You are the IT Services Manager at a Community Health Center and are asked
by a physician to expunge a specific patient's results from the records system,
because of the negative impact it would have on the patient's reputation. There
are many issues to consider, including: (Select all that apply)
a) The extent to which physician/patient privilege extends.
b) The degree to which the physician's reputation might be affected
c) The ethics of a physician and a hospital breaking the law in order to protect
a donor
d) To degree to which the patient's results would actually affect the patient: a)
The extent to which physician/patient privilege extends.
c) The ethics of a physician and a hospital breaking the law in order to protect a donor
2. You are asked by a physician to expunge a specific patient's results from the
record system. You need to consider which of the following: (Select all that
apply)
a) The responsibility a physician has to the spirit of the law and protecting a
community.
b) The good of the individual vs. the good of the community
c) The payment record of the patient
d) The influence the patient's family has on the health center.: a) The responsibility a
physician has to the spirit of the law and protecting a community.
b) The good of the individual vs. the good of the community
3. Based on the information you gather and ethical issues you consider after
asked to expunge a certain patient's results from the records system, what
information will you provide the requesting physician? (select all that apply)
a) Your decision
b) The reasons you made the decision
c) How the physician should proceed with his patient
d) The influence the patient's family has on the health center: a) Your decision
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b) The reasons you made the decision
c) How the physician should proceed with his patient
4. When meeting with the physician requesting his patient's results be ex-
punged, what might he tell you about the patient confidentiality: (Select all that
apply)
a) All information shared by a patient to a physician is considered confidential
b) Doctor-patient confidentiality is protected by HIPAA
c) There are numerous exceptions to the patient confidentiality rule.
d) Patient confidentiality is of low importance in the doctor-patient relation-
ship: a) All information shared by a patient to a physician is considered confidential
b) Doctor-patient confidentiality is protected by HIPAA
5. The physician requesting his patient's results be expunged continues to
pressure you to delete the results. Even though his patient is a member of the
Board of Directors at your health center, as the IT Services Manager, your reply
should be which of the following?
a) I still don't feel comfortable about deleting a file because it might hurt
someone close to the hospital. I need to think about this a while, and get some
input from others.
b) I can see that. An upstanding member of the community shouldn't be totally
ruined if we can make sure he gets treatment for the disease. I'll delete it.
c) I agree with you that patient confidentiality precludes reporting anything
outside of that relationship
d) I will go ahead and delete your patient's result from the records system
because you have asked me in confidence.: a) I still don't feel comfortable about deleting a file
because it might hurt someone close to the hospital. I need to think about this a while, and get some input from others.
6. When meeting with the Chief Nursing Officer, you ask him why reporting
diseases like syphilis is not protected by confidentiality. What might be his
response? (Select all that apply)
a) I think that the state's requirement for reporting is to keep track of the
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