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:

Significant Correlations

Relationships between variables that are strong enough to unlikely be due to chance, as determined by statistical tests.

Test Statistic

A value calculated from sample data that is used in statistical hypothesis testing to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis.

Correlation Coefficient

A measure indicating the extent to which two variables change together, ranging from -1 to 1.

One-tailed Test

A hypothesis test in which the values for which we can reject the null hypothesis are located entirely in one tail of the probability distribution.