A Good Method for Protecting Patient Confidentiality Would Be

question 41

Multiple Choice

A good method for protecting patient confidentiality would be:

• A)trusting that all hospital employees have the right to view a patient's chart.
• B)asking outside personnel for picture identification prior to their viewing the patient's chart.
• C)sending the chart through the pneumatic tube system.
• D)faxing pages of the chart to a caller who has identified himself as a doctor from another state and the son of a patient.

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Definitions:

Substance Abuse

The harmful use of substances, including drugs and alcohol, leading to addiction and other detrimental health and social consequences.

Suspicious

Characterized by or indicative of suspect or lack of trust.

PCP

A dissociative drug, also known as phencyclidine, that can induce hallucinations, distortions in perceptions, and is used illicitly.

Barbiturates

A class of drugs previously used for anxiety, insomnia, and seizure control, but now less common due to the risk of dependency and overdose.