Question

SCENARIO: You recently graduated from a CAAHEP-accredited medical assisting program and just passed the certi- fication examination to earn the CMA (AAMA) credential. You learned a great deal about HIPAA applications in your medical assisting program and are confident that you can apply these regulations in the family practice where you are working. A patient comes to the office today very upset because a message about her laboratory test results was left on her home answering machine, even though she specifically requested in her disclosure consent form that messages only be left on her cell phone. Her mother then called the facility and requested information about her diagnosis. How should assistant report this infraction of the Privacy Rule to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR)? How can this be done? The metho operations (TPO). patient decides to switch physicians because of beradis satisfaction wohntheti management of her personal health informa

Answer 1

According to health insurance probability and accountability act 1996, the personal information of the person should be safegaurded and in electronic gadgets and it should not be leaked out in any situation.

what the system done is entirely wrong, the patient specially mentioned it to send the detalis of his lab report to his personal mobile number. but the officer incharge has sent the detalis to his mother. the mistake was done may be due to mistake or indiscipline but the action should be taken according to the rules. because health related profession  is a highly valuble profession.the job should be done according the rules and regulations. the drive off from the rules can lead to severe problems. the person safety and personal information should not be leaked in any cost. the officer should be punished according to the rules.