Providers Are Legally Obligated to Disclose Protected Health Information (PHI)

question 95

Multiple Choice

Providers are legally obligated to disclose protected health information (PHI) to public health authorities when a:

• A) particularly severe flu epidemic has occurred.
• B) person may have been exposed to certain communicable diseases.
• C) patient or staff member has a prison record.
• D) patient has returned from a trip to a country with poor sanitation.

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Definitions:

Synapse

The junction between two neurons where transmission of nerve impulses occurs through chemical messengers called neurotransmitters.

Synaptic Vesicles

Synaptic vesicles are small sacs in neurons that store neurotransmitters, which are chemical messengers released during synaptic transmission.

Synapse

The junction between two neurons or between a neuron and a muscle or gland, through which nerve impulses pass.

Axon

A thin, elongated extension of a neuron, or nerve cell, that usually transmits electrical signals from the cell body of the neuron.