Question

1.It is the obligation of the health information management (HIM) professional to protect the privacy of information compiled in a health information system.

True or false

2.Responding to requests must balance privacy and confidentiality and consider the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.

True or false

3. Confidentiality: Social value that means the right “to be let alone” (Warren and Branders, 1890)

True or false

4.Authorization: Documented permission to use or disclose information

True or false

5.

Confidentiality: Federal health information privacy law that sets the parameters for health information privacy

True or false

true or false

Answer 1

Answer 1. TRUE- It is the obligation of the health information management (HIM) professional to protect the privacy of information compiled in a health information system.

Answer 2. TRUE - Responding to requests must balance privacy and confidentiality and consider the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.

Answer 3. FALSE - Social value that means the right “to be let alone” (Warren and Branders, 1890)- It is the 'Right to Privacy', but not confidentiality.

Answer 4. TRUE - Documented permission to use or disclose information is Authorisation.

Answer 5. FALSE - Federal health information privacy law that sets the parameters for health information privacy, is not confidentiality. Confidentiality the ethics of health care system.

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