Resident Rights & HIPAA

Which facility do you work at? (If you logged in with your email address, please type your first and last name after the facility name so that we may award you credit for completing this quiz.) It is within a Resident's rights to --- hit staff who are caring for him read his roommate's medical record. listen to another Resident's healthcare conversation with a provider without permission from the Resident. volunteer or work at the facility where he lives. When do Residents receive the Resident Care Bill of Rights? at discharge two weeks after they arrive upon admission Residents don't receive this document because they can find it online How do you care for Residents with dignity and respect? always knock before entering a Resident's room inform a Resident of what you are going to do before you do it close privacy curtains and door while delivering care All of the above answers are correct Telling your friends stories about a Resident that include medical details violates which law? Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act OSHA Americans with Disabilities Act Environmental laws regulations It is okay to take tips or other money from a Resident as a reward for services provided. True False Our company may be fined up to $50,000 for violating HIPAA even when you disclose PHI by mistake. True False Which of the following statements is true? Healthcare personnel work where Residents live. Residents do not have the right to complain about their food. Residents cannot volunteer in the facility mail room. Residents do not have anything to offer those around them. Under which circumstance can you disclose PHI? If you know a Resident won't mind. If it is for the purpose of treatment. If the Resident dies. If you no longer work for the company. Which of the following steps would NOT help to avoid a HIPAA violation? Learn the company's HIPAA policies procedures. Lock up all files containing PHI prior to leaving your office or work station. Asking your friends to promise they won't repeat anything you tell them about work. Refusing to discuss the treatment of a celebrity recently admitted to your facility. Anika is behind on her work as an analyst decides she needs to do some work at home tonight. She copies the files she has been working on (which contain PHI) to a flash drive drops the flash drive in her purse for later use. When Anika gets home, the flash drive is missing. Is this a security breach? No. Anika doesn't know who has the flash drive or whether the PHI was accessed, so it is not a security breach. Yes. It is a security breach. The data on the flash drive was not encrypted or otherwise protected and there is no way to undo the potential damage because the flash drive is lost. No. Anika's loss of the flash drive was an accident. No. Anyone who picked up the flash drive wouldn't know what it is or how to use it.