Non-Health Science Test

If someone overhears a conversation when I am discussing an employee's health information with an appropriate supervisor, and I took reasonable precautions to prevent an unintentional disclosure, this would be considered an incidental disclosure and not punishable as a breach of confidentiality.

Information cannot be shared in which of the following situations:

Minimum necessary means that access to protected health information MUST be limited to only those who "need to know."

You can protect an individual's health information in the following ways:

I can always go to my supervisor or the HIPAA Privacy Officer for clarification of ACC HIPAA privacy policies and procedures questions.

Protected Health Information (PHI) is ANY piece of information that can be used to identify an individual (ACC employee, student, or patient in a clinical setting).

You have the right to share your coworkers information with your supervisor at any time.

There are two types of confidentiality breaches (intentional, unintentional). I am accountable only if I breach confidentiality "intentionally."