Barbara Jackson
Unit 8 Assignment: Confidentiality
HS101: Medical Law and Bioethics
1.Under HIPAA, are you legally allowed to view this patient’s medical information? Whyor why not?
2.In this case, how would you be able to correct your error and provide the missingdocuments and instructions to the patient while still protecting patient confidentialityunder HIPAA?
3.List 3 ways patient confidentiality is maintained in the reception/waiting area of a medical office.
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