NU 577 / AANP
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HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY
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ACT (HIPAA)
I. Discussion
One common topic that is frequently included in the certification exam is the HIPAA of
1996. The questions are designed to determine whether you know how to apply HIPAA
regulations in primary care practice. Your job is to determine whether the activity is
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Notes
1. Option D demonstrates two examples of HIPAA noncompliance. First, there is
no mention that the patient gave consent for her daughter to have access to her
medical information. Second, the NP did not follow the “minimum necessary
requirement” rule when leaving a detailed message on the daughter’s answering
machine. 2. The best action in this case is for the NP to call the elderly patient’s home and to
leave only his or her name, the name of the clinic, and a phone number that the
patient can call. 3. When speaking to a patient in the waiting room area (or any public area), use only
the patient’s first name. If both the patient’s first and last names are used, then
option C would be an example of HIPAA noncompliance.
compliant (or not) with HIPAA regulations. II. Example
According to the HIPAA of 1996, which of the following examples demonstrates
noncompliance?
A) The sign-in sheet on the front desk is covered so that other patients’ names are not
visible to new patients
B) The medical assistant calls the patient who is in the waiting room using his or her first
name
C) A patient’s chart that is hanging on the door of the exam room is turned backward
D) The NP calls the daughter of an elderly diabetic patient and leaves a detailed message
on the answering machine regarding her mother’s lab results
III. Correct Answer: Option D
D) The NP calls the daughter of an elderly diabetic patient and leaves a detailed message
on the answering machine regarding her mother’s lab results [Show Less]