Select the Correct Statement Regarding the Responsibilities of Providers and Payers

question 51

Multiple Choice

Select the correct statement regarding the responsibilities of providers and payers under HIPAA's privacy rule.

• A) Optionally, they might develop a mechanism of accounting for all disclosures of PHI for purposes other than TPO.
• B) They must redesign their offices, workspaces, and storage systems to afford maximum protection to PHI from intentional and unintentional use and disclosure.
• C) They must develop methods for disclosing only the minimum amount of protected information necessary to accomplish any intended purpose.
• D) They must obtain a "top secret" security clearance for all member of their workforce.
• E) They must identify business associates that need to use PHI to accomplish their function and develop authorization forms to allow PHI to be shared with these business associates.

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