Why Does the PTA Need to Protect the Patient's Confidentiality

question 1

Multiple Choice

Why does the PTA need to protect the patient's confidentiality in a legal proceeding?

• A) It is required by HIPAA guidelines and is the responsibility of the treating PTA.
• B) HIPAA guidelines do not apply because it is a legal proceeding.
• C) In a legal proceeding, HIPAA guidelines are assumed.
• D) The PTA does not need to follow HIPAA guidelines because the lawyer will do so.

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Definitions:

Change In Knowledge

The process or result of acquiring new information or understanding, altering one's perception or understanding of a topic.

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction to a conditioned stimulus that occurs because of previous conditioning, typically seen in classical conditioning experiments.

Reflexive Response

An automatic, involuntary reaction to a stimulus, not requiring conscious thought.

Stimulus

Any event or situation that evokes a response from an organism.