How Should the Medical Assistant Protect Patient Confidentiality When Photocopying

question 41

Multiple Choice

How should the medical assistant protect patient confidentiality when photocopying a patient's medical record to send to another health care facility?

• A) File any spoiled copies in the medical record.
• B) Collate and sort the photocopied pages manually.
• C) Be sure that no other individual is near the photocopier.
• D) Check for a signed authorization for release of information.
• E) All of the above.

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