Patient Assessment & Clinical Evaluation Flashcards
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A clinical evaluator wants to use a cloud-based scoring tool for standardized assessments that will process patient data. What HIPAA requirement must be met before using this tool?
Answer: A Business Associate Agreement must be executed with the vendor
Cloud vendors that process PHI on behalf of a covered entity are business associates and must have a signed BAA before PHI may be shared with them.
A hospital's risk assessment reveals that its clinical evaluation forms stored on shared drives are not encrypted. This finding most directly indicates a gap in:
Answer: Administrative, physical, and technical safeguards under the Security Rule
Unencrypted PHI stored on shared drives indicates a gap in technical and physical safeguards required by the HIPAA Security Rule to protect electronic PHI.
A patient involved in a workers' compensation claim undergoes a clinical evaluation. The covered entity may disclose the evaluation results to the employer's workers' comp insurer:
Answer: To the extent permitted by state workers' compensation laws
HIPAA permits disclosure of PHI to workers' compensation programs as authorized by and to the extent necessary to comply with state workers' compensation laws.
A covered entity's Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) must describe which of the following regarding clinical assessment data?
Answer: How PHI may be used and disclosed and the patient's rights
The NPP must describe the covered entity's uses and disclosures of PHI, the individual's rights, and the covered entity's legal duties with respect to PHI.
A minor patient's psychological evaluation is requested by the minor's parent. Under HIPAA, the parent's right to access depends primarily on:
Answer: Whether the minor consented to treatment independently under state law
When a minor can consent to their own treatment under state law, the minor may be the personal representative of that PHI, and state law governs parental access.
After a clinical evaluation, a covered entity's workforce member emails unencrypted assessment results to the wrong patient. This event should be treated as:
Answer: A potential breach requiring a four-factor risk assessment
An impermissible disclosure triggers a four-factor breach risk assessment; only if the risk of compromise is low can the entity conclude it is not a reportable breach.
A covered entity wants to use patient clinical assessment data for fundraising communications. Under HIPAA, this requires:
Answer: Including an opt-out opportunity in all fundraising communications
HIPAA permits using limited PHI for fundraising but requires that every fundraising communication include a clear and conspicuous opportunity to opt out of future solicitations.