A Consumer Is Learning About Electronic Health Records at a Local

question 15

Multiple Choice

A consumer is learning about electronic health records at a local health fair and states, "I am worried that someone can read my health information and I really don't understand the difference between privacy and confidentiality." The nurse explains that an example of confidentiality would be:

• A) a pledge that states, "I will hold matters pertaining to my patients in strict intimacy."
• B) a patient who does not tell the physician that he has been treated for a sexually transmitted disease.
• C) a teenager who sustains a broken arm and in the emergency department and withholds information about her use of recreational drugs.
• D) locking medical records in cabinets to prevent unauthorized users from accessing patient information.

Identify the impact of advances in psychopharmacology on the usage of psychosurgery.

Differentiate between various psychosurgical techniques and their prevalence.

Understand why economists prefer percentages over absolute amounts in economic measurements.

Comprehend the determinants of elasticity of demand and their impact.

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