Question

write a minimun of 3 sentences supporting your answer

Possible Choices for answers: Incidental Exposure HIPAA Violation Neither Scenario #1 The office nurse tells a patient, Hugo Wells, his test results in front of 5 relatives in the treatment area. Scenario #2 You telephone a patient, John Smith, and leave your name, the physician's name, and your telephone number on his answering machine. Scenarlo #3 In a restaurant, a waitress overhears an insurance biller and a friend having lunch. The insurance biller tells her Brad Pitt was in to see them yesterday for STD treatment. Scenario #4 In the reception room, you overhear a telephone conversation even though the receptionist spoke quietly and the glass window was shut.

Answer 1

Scenario# 1 HIPPA violation

• Based on HIPPA privacy rules, health care provider should maintain the protection and confidentiality of health information.
• The health care staff should not disclose the health information to friends and relatives without patient authorization.
• Disclosing test results in front of relatives is against HIPPA privacy rule.

Scenario #2 HIPPA violation

• Leaving a message on answering machine is against the HIPPA privacy rule.
• There may be a chance of seeking these messages by other people.
• So in order to safeguard the patient's privacy, the staff should not leave any messages on answering machine.

Scenario#3 HIPPA violation

• HIPPA restricts the staff to discuss of patient information with the coworkers or friends.
• Health care staff should restrict the conversation of patient information with their friends.
• Insurance billers discussing patient information at public places is one of the most common HIPPA violation.

Scenario# 4 Incidental Exposure

• There may be a necessity to disclose patient information with necessity.
• The receptionist followed minimum policies and procedures in the safeguarding of patient information.
• The information is leaked out after a reasonable safeguard. So it is considered as Incidental exposure.