1. yolanda is reviewing a medical record for a patient who is receiving psychotherapy. as a part of her training in medical record confidentiality, she is aware that there are special guidelines regarding psychotherapy notes. which of the following statements is true of these guidelines?
a. except when used for data aggregation, psychotherapy notes can't be used without the health care provider's authorization.
b. except when used by the originator of the psychotherapy notes, they can't be used without the individual's authorization.
c. psychotherapy notes can never be disclosed to the patient.
d. psychotherapy notes can never be disclosed, even for health care operations.
student a
incorrect

3. a notice of use and disclosure is required for
a. new patients, but not established patients.
b. patients whose personal health information the doctor intends to disclose.
c. every patient a doctor treats.
d. patients treated for sensitive conditions, such as substance abuse or mental illness.
student a
incorrect

4. one requirement of the business records exception to the hearsay rule is that the
a. declarant must be deceased.
b. records must be accurate.
c. business must be a medical office.
d. records must be less than one year old.
student c
incorrect

9. which of the following statements about hiv testing is true?
a. hiv testing is now conducted routinely as part of a standard general check-up for most patients.
b. testing isn't normally necessary as hiv symptoms manifest early and are distinctive.
c. a positive hiv test result doesn't require follow-up tests, due to the high accuracy of the testing.
d. some hiv tests can provide results in as little as 20 minutes.
student b
incorrect

11. which one of the following steps can shield against discovery of an incident report?
a. following hipaa regulations
b. reporting to the npdb
c. invoking the work product doctrine
d. conducting a peer review
student a
incorrect

13. the technology that identifies people through body characteristics is known as
a. genetic testing.
b. psychometrics.
c. latent identification.
d. biometrics.
student a
incorrect

14. margaret is a human resources professional who is staffing a temporary assignment for a small hospital. as a part of her recruitment efforts, she needs to review the competence and qualifications of 10 outpatient medical coders who will work from home as part of the assignment. this responsibility would fall under the heading of for purposes of the hipaa privacy rule.
a. medical employment classification
b. recruitment classification
c. health care operations
d. administrative operations
student a
incorrect

15. which of the following statements is true in regard to limited data sets?
a. those who receive limited data sets can pass them on without restrictions.
b. limited data sets can contain some identifiers.
c. limited data sets can't include a patient's city, state, age, or birth date.
d. patients must authorize the use of limited data sets.
student a
incorrect

19. the is the only person who can authenticate the information in a patient's medical record.
a. attending nurse
b. medical facility that's caring for the patient
c. attending physician
d. person who creates the data in the record
student b
incorrect

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