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Medical Assistant NCMA Practice Test

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Which action by a medical assistant could jeopardize the confidentiality of computerized medical records available at a nurse’s station?

Logging out and signing off all computer screens before leaving a terminal
Sharing passwords for computer access with colleagues who have forgotten their own passwords
Periodically changing computer access passwords
Preventing an unidentified healthcare worker from viewing computer records

Explanation

Answer: B - The medical assistant should never share computer access passwords with other colleagues, as another person could then use the medical assistant’s personal identifier to compromise a client’s confidentiality. The confidentiality of computerized medical records must be maintained.

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