Unit 4 Assignment 
Unit 4 Assignment
Catrina Franson
HS101_04: Medical Law and Bioethics
Kaplan University
Unit 4 Assignment
1. Under HIPAA, are you legally allowed to view this patient’s medical information? Why or why not? No. According to HIPAA, you are legally not allowed to view the patient’s information. Reasons being, you do not have permission from that patient to view their medical record and you are not their doctor.
2. In this case, how would you be able to correct your error and provide the missing documents and instructions to the patient while still protecting patient confidentiality under HIPAA? You could correct your error by letting the doctor, or someone that has permission to look at that patients medical records, know that the patient forgot the papers. By letting the doctor know he can then call the patient to let them know and they can come pick them up. By doing this you avoid any getting yourself in trouble and respect the patient’s confidentiality.
3. List 3 ways patient confidentiality is maintained in the reception/waiting area of a medical office. Three ways to maintain patient confidentiality in the reception/waiting area are: 1.When the patient calls to make an appointment, ask them the reason for their visit, instead of waiting till they get to the office. By doing this there is no need to ask them the same question when they come in and confidentiality is maintained (Caldwell & Connor, 2012, p.65). 2. Use sign in stickers. When patients sign in on a sticker, you remove the sticker as soon as they are done so that they next patient to sign in does not see they have signed in, therefore maintaining patient confidentiality (Caldwell & Connor, 2012, p.65). 3. When discussing information about a patient do not do it where others can hear, such as a hallway. Instead go to a private room, such as the doctor’s personal office, and discuss that patient there in private. This way those that do not need to hear the information don’t, and you maintain
Catrina Franson
HS101_04: Medical Law and Bioethics
Kaplan University
Unit 4 Assignment
1. Under HIPAA, are you legally allowed to view this patient’s medical information? Why or why not? No. According to HIPAA, you are legally not allowed to view the patient’s information. Reasons being, you do not have permission from that patient to view their medical record and you are not their doctor.
2. In this case, how would you be able to correct your error and provide the missing documents and instructions to the patient while still protecting patient confidentiality under HIPAA? You could correct your error by letting the doctor, or someone that has permission to look at that patients medical records, know that the patient forgot the papers. By letting the doctor know he can then call the patient to let them know and they can come pick them up. By doing this you avoid any getting yourself in trouble and respect the patient’s confidentiality.
3. List 3 ways patient confidentiality is maintained in the reception/waiting area of a medical office. Three ways to maintain patient confidentiality in the reception/waiting area are: 1.When the patient calls to make an appointment, ask them the reason for their visit, instead of waiting till they get to the office. By doing this there is no need to ask them the same question when they come in and confidentiality is maintained (Caldwell & Connor, 2012, p.65). 2. Use sign in stickers. When patients sign in on a sticker, you remove the sticker as soon as they are done so that they next patient to sign in does not see they have signed in, therefore maintaining patient confidentiality (Caldwell & Connor, 2012, p.65). 3. When discussing information about a patient do not do it where others can hear, such as a hallway. Instead go to a private room, such as the doctor’s personal office, and discuss that patient there in private. This way those that do not need to hear the information don’t, and you maintain