Greater risk of being sued correct answer worse

*greater risk of being sued - Correct answer
worse health care for all patients
more poorly performing practitioners
higher administrative costs
Question 16
1 / 1 pts
In the future, with new technologies and social media, health care privacy and confidentiality

will be easier to protect.
will no longer be important. !
*will be more susceptible to breaches than ever. - Correct answer
will be less expensive to protect than before.
Question 17
1 / 1 pts
A fine of up to $250,000 and imprisonment of up to 10 years is the penalty range for a PHI
violation due to
failure to notify a patient of scientific use. !
*intentional disclosure for personal financial gain. - Correct answer
intentional disclosure but corrected within time.
willful neglect that is not corrected.
Question 18
1 / 1 pts
In the 1976 case Estate of Berthiaume v. Pratt , the court ruled that a physician intruded on a
dying cancer patient’s “physical or mental solitude or seclusion.” What did Dr. Pratt do to violate
his patient’s privacy?

He shared medical records with a pharmaceutical representative.
He questioned the dying patient needlessly.
He invited a medical student to watch the patient die. !
*He took unwanted photographs of the patient. -Correct answer
Question 19
1 / 1 pts
Being accredited by the Joint Commission affords a health organization all of the following
benefits EXCEPT
a competitive edge in the marketplace.
community confidence in the care it offers. !
* protection against certain kinds of liability suits. -Correct answer
the ability to attract qualified doctors and nurses to its staff.
Question 20
1 / 1 pts
Steve’s psychology professor is pressuring him to participate in a mental health research
project. This coercion violates Steve’s __________ privacy.

informational !
*decisional -Correct answer
physical
proprietary
Question 21
1 / 1 pts
When June goes to get a chest X-ray, she expects to be left alone in a room to change into a
medical gown. Her expectation to be able to “keep and control her individual space” belongs to
the concept of __________.
autonomy
confidentiality !
*privacy -Correct answer
physical integrity
Question 22
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HIPAA lists 18 identifiers that must be removed from a medical record to lower the risk of
identifying a patient or client. Which of the following is NOT an identifier?
a fax number
*a state - Correct answer
a discharge date
a fingerprint
The answer can be found in Chapter 5, Section 5.2, The Legal and Regulatory
Landscape Affecting Privacy and Confidentiality.
Question 23
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Hampton Health Center provides free flu shots to their community in the following order until
they run out: first, to elderly citizens; second, to those with impaired autoimmune systems; and
third, to local children. This rationing process is known as __________.