A Breach Under HIPAA

question 14

Multiple Choice

A breach under HIPAA:

• A) is an unauthorized acquisition, access, use, or disclosure of personal health information
• B) is a use of a firewall
• C) is the transfer of records by email
• D) is an unauthorized use of the medical record that is not disclosed
• E) is similar to meaningful use

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Definitions:

Adequate

Adequate describes a condition or quality of being sufficient, acceptable, or satisfactory for a specific requirement or purpose.

Explanandum

The phenomenon or event that is to be explained in a scientific inquiry.

Uninformative

Providing no useful or relevant information.

Implausible

Not seeming reasonable or probable; failing to convince.