In which of the following circumstances must an individual be given the opportunity to agree or object to the use and disclosure of their phi?

a. before their information is included in a facility directory
b. prior to disclosure to a business associate
c. before phi directly relevant to a person's involvement with the individual's care or payment of health care is shared with that person
d. both a and c

In the 1970s, kmart used blue light specials to encourage customers to flock to a particular department having a temporary sale. a spinning blue light activated for approximately 30 seconds, and then an in-store announcement informed shoppers of the special savings in the specific department. over time, loyal kmart shoppers learned to flock to the department with the spinning blue light before any announcement of special savings occurred. if kmart was employing classical conditioning techniques, what role did the spinning blue light play?

Suppose you win a small lottery and have the choice of two ways to be paid: you can accept the money in a lump sum or in a series of payments over time. if you pick the lump sum, you get $2,950 today. if you pick payments over time, you get three payments: $1,000 today, $1,000 1 year from today, and $1,000 2 years from today. 1) at an interest rate of 6% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the (lump sum / payments over time), since it has the greater present value. 2) at an interest rate of 9% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the (lump sum / payments over time), since it has the greater present value. 3) years after you win the lottery, a friend in another country calls to ask your advice. by wild coincidence, she has just won another lottery with the same payout schemes. she must make a quick decision about whether to collect her money under the lump sum or the payments over time. what is the best advice to give your friend? a) the lump sum is always better. b) the payments over time are always better. c) it will depend on the interest rate; advise her to get a calculator. d) none of these answers is good advice.

Alex is the r& d manager with digital copier inc. the company is having a problem with one of its most popular copiers jamming. the vice president of marketing told alex that "we need to quickly discover how to turn this problem into a desirable situation. you need to determine the underlying cause of the problem and perhaps even make improvements to the copier." when alex analyzes the underlying causes of the paper-jam problem, which function is he performing? a. synergy b. diagnosis c. analytics d. feasibility e. mbo