Question

Estions

ta10t04h_ch01.01m
Check My Work (2 remaining)
Ο Ο Ο Ο Ο
Jamal is a student in the health care professions class. He had a very exciting day at clinical and decided to post about
it on his social media account. He posted the following “Great day saving lives today! I did CPR and saved the patient!"|
Jamal did not post his location or the patient's personal health information; however, a friend of his (Dario) saw the
post and realized that his neighbor was in a similar situation that day, Dario called his neighbor's wife and inquired as
to his health. During the conversation, Dario told the wife that his friend was there and performed the CPR. The wife
reported Jamal to his program director,
Which law did Jamal violate?
Оа. НІРАА
b. FERPA
c. Affordable Care Act
d. None

Answer 1

The correct option is;

a. HIPAA

Step-by-step explanation:

The federal law which safeguards Personal Health Information (PHI) is the health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) Act of 1996 with rules regarding the security, privacy and transmission (electronically) of medical health data, was passed to improve the ease healthcare movement between healthcare providers has also added new limitations on PHI disclosure

The HIPAA restricts with whom, when, how and where PHI can be disclosed including physically (direct in person or writing) or electronically (online, over the phone)

Therefore, Jamal had violated HIPAA.