Who Is the Legal Owner of the Information Stored in a Patient's

question 54

Multiple Choice

Who is the legal owner of the information stored in a patient's record?

• A) The patient
• B) The physician or agency where services were provided
• C) The patient's insurance company
• D) Both the patient and the physician

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Definitions:

Working Memory

A cognitive system with a limited capacity that is responsible for temporarily holding information available for processing.

Long-term Memory

The phase of the memory process that is concerned with the storage of information over an extended period.

Sensorimotor Stage

The first of the four stages of cognitive development in Piaget's theory, spanning from birth to two years, where infants learn through interacting with the environment.

Perceptual Information

Data received by the senses that is then interpreted by the brain to understand the environment.