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Jramos095

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Providing a patient with a copy of the privacy policy implies authorization for the practice to use PHI for almost anything.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Surgical encounters that do not require an overnight inpatient stay in the hospital are known as:
 
  A) therapeutic surgery.
  B) ambulatory surgery.
  C) diagnostic surgery.
  D) none of the above.



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Answer to Question 1

False . Providing a patient with a copy of the privacy policy implies consent to use PHI for almost anything related to treating the patient. Authorization, on the other hand, must be obtained on a case-by-case basis and is not covered by a global policy.

Answer to Question 2

B





 

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