Question

Which of the following statements related to HIPAA is true? An employer cannot secure or release personal health information (PHI) for an employee who is disabled due to a work related injury Neither the company nor their group health insurance carrier is permitted to disclose PHI to one another The company may release PHI to anyone so long as the information is not released by the original recipient to another party HIPAA safeguards the release of PHI within the context of a group health plan

Answer 1

The correct answer is :HIPAA safeguards the release of PHI within the context of a group health plan

Personal health information or Protected health information(PHI), is an information that is protected and safeguarded by the Health insurance portability and accountability act(HIPAA) privacy rule ,security rule of the HIPAA act.The act ensures that the release of information should be only for genuine and valid reasons as per the provisions of the act.