Ethics and Confidentiality Flashcards
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Who generally acts as the personal representative with access to a minor patient's health records under HIPAA?
Answer: The parent or legal guardian, subject to state law exceptions
Parents or guardians are generally personal representatives of minors, though state law may grant minors control over certain care.
A patient gives an acupuncturist an expensive gift. What is the most ethically sound approach?
Answer: Consider the gift's value, intent, and effect on the relationship, declining if it could compromise objectivity
Gifts should be evaluated for value and impact on professional boundaries, and declined when they risk compromising judgment.
When conducting a telehealth consultation, what is an acupuncturist's key confidentiality obligation?
Answer: Use a secure platform and ensure privacy at both ends of the session
Telehealth must use reasonably secure, HIPAA-compliant technology and protect patient privacy during sessions.
Which method of de-identifying PHI involves removing 18 specified identifiers?
Answer: Safe Harbor method
The HIPAA Safe Harbor method de-identifies data by removing 18 specific identifiers.
An acupuncturist notices a colleague practicing while visibly impaired by alcohol. What is the appropriate ethical action?
Answer: Take steps to protect patients, which may include reporting to the appropriate authority
Practitioners have an ethical duty to protect patients from impaired colleagues, including reporting as required.
A patient decides to refuse a recommended treatment after being fully informed. Which ethical principle requires the acupuncturist to respect this decision?
Answer: Autonomy
Autonomy recognizes a competent patient's right to make their own healthcare decisions, including refusal.
When a provider gives a patient the Notice of Privacy Practices at the first visit, what must the provider attempt to obtain?
Answer: A written acknowledgment of receipt, made in good faith
Direct treatment providers must make a good-faith effort to obtain written acknowledgment of receipt of the Notice.