A healthcare worker violated compliance regulations related to a patient's medical records and PHI. What does this mean?

The record was not well organized and was difficult to read.

The patient was misdiagnosed and received the wrong treatment.

The patient was allowed to keep a copy of the record.

The record contained personally identifiable information and was shared.

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Biology

Ezekiel Robbins

5 August, 00:05

A healthcare worker violated compliance regulations related to a patient's medical records and PHI. What does this mean?

The record was not well organized and was difficult to read.

The patient was misdiagnosed and received the wrong treatment.

The patient was allowed to keep a copy of the record.

The record contained personally identifiable information and was shared.

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Trevor Wallace · Answer 1

Option D, The record contained personally identifiable information and was shared.

Explanation:

PHI stands for "Personal Health Information". It is the compliance under Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - HIPAA, 1996 & in which any information related to the demography, geography, medical history, medical tests, insurance, health condition (physical or mental) must be secured and can be used only for research purpose, or other mandatory purposes of study or learning.

Hence, option D is correct.

Byron · Answer 2

The record contained personally identifiable information and was shared. This is a HIPAA violation