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Managed Care Nursing

Category - Patient Issues

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Select the option below that allows for sharing or breaking confidentiality of personal health information under the HIPAA law.

As relevant and necessary to third parties, payers, service providers, and government agencies
Court order or subpoena
Patient tells the CMCN it is ok to share health information with their spouse anytime
All of the above

Explanation

Answer: D-Sharing or breaking confidentiality of PHI under the HIPAA law can be done legally as relevant and necessary to third party, payers, service providers and government agencies, when there is a court order or subpoena, suspected neglect or abuse, vital statistics reporting and other covered situations.

A patient has to provider written document to legally afford the spouse access to health information.

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