The HIPAA Regulation Allows Patients to Access Their Records and Gives

question 58

Essay

The HIPAA regulation allows patients to access their records and gives them the right to request that amendments be made to their records. What is the time limit in which the facility must respond if a patient requests a copy of his or her record or that an amendment be made to the record?

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Definitions:

Motivation

The inner drive or process that stimulates and directs human behavior towards achieving personal or organizational goals.

Effective Feedback

Constructive and useful comments or criticism that aims to support improvement and positive change.

Sufficiently Frequent

A term commonly used to describe the adequate frequency of an event or behavior that meets a specific threshold for effectiveness or relevance.

General

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