When a Covered Entity Conducts Clinical Research Involving Protected Health

question 25

Multiple Choice

When a covered entity conducts clinical research involving protected health information (PHI) , dental hygienists-investigators must understand the HIPAA privacy rules' restrictions on the use and disclosure of patients' PHI, such as information from a patient's medical chart or test results, as well as an individual's billing information for medical services rendered, when that information is held or transmitted by an entity. PHI also includes identifiable health information about subjects of clinical research gathered by a researcher who is a health care provider.

• A) The first statement is true; the second statement is false.
• B) The first statement is false; the second statement is true.
• C) Both statements are true.
• D) Both statements are false.

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