Clinical Informatics Privacy & Ethics

Question 1

What is the main goal of HIPAA in healthcare?

Accepted Answer

Protect patient privacy and data

Answer

Improve billing systems

Answer

Allow data sharing without consent

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Support advertising to patients

Question 2

Why is patient consent important when sharing health data?

Accepted Answer

To respect autonomy and rights

Answer

To confuse patients

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To bypass regulations

Answer

To avoid using secure systems

Question 3

What is an ethical concern in clinical informatics?

Accepted Answer

Equity in access to health technologies

Answer

System upgrade speed

Answer

Color of user interface

Answer

Amount of screen time

Question 4

Which action violates patient privacy?

Accepted Answer

Viewing a friend's chart without need

Answer

Documenting medication

Answer

Monitoring allergies

Answer

Checking lab values for patient care

Question 5

How can healthcare teams support ethical use of data?

Accepted Answer

By receiving ongoing privacy training

Answer

By avoiding policy updates

Answer

By sharing passwords

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By disabling authentication

Question 6

What is a secure method for protecting patient data?

Accepted Answer

Encryption

Answer

Public cloud sharing

Answer

Unsecured email

Answer

Written notes on desks