Question

Scenario 6
urses are shopping together after work. As they walk around, they talk about their
patient Barbara. Although she's in the hospital for diabetes treatment, they discuss the
fact that her crazy "bug-eyes" means she probably has an overactive thyroid (Graves
disease). They wonder aloud whether to tell Barbara their suspicions.​

Answer 1

The correct answer is; The nurses did violate HIPAA during their conversation.

Explanation:

The nurses were not at the hospital when they were discussing the patient. The nurses also used identifiable information when discussing the patient by using the name Barbara which identifies her.

If the nurses had of given her initials or just said the patient in a certain room or another vague description they would not of violated any HIPAA laws. Since they were in public, Barbara could of had a relative nearby who could of overheard the nurses speaking about her.

HIPAA laws include;

• privacy rule
• security rule
• enforcement rule
• unique identifier rule
• transaction and code rule

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