Question

Lisa works as a hospital administrator. What is one general measure she can

take to help ensure patients' protected health information remains
confidential?
A. Lisa can organize any papers with protected health information
into a neat stack on her desk if she needs to walk away from the
computer
B. Lisa can make sure to only discuss patient information outside of
the hospital if she is with co-workers.
C. Lisa can make sure her computer screen at the front desk is
angled away from patients so they can't see other patients'
information
D. Lisa can write down the computer login information and tape it to
the computer for all workers at the hospital to use.

Answer 1

I think the answer is C Bc if someone is around the patients and trying to get their info from them the patients don't want to accidentally spill info on other patients

Answer 2

Lisa can make sure her computer screen at the front desk is angled away from patients so they can't see other patients' information.

Protected health information (PHI),also called personal health information, is the information that contains all the necessary information from the past to the current state of an individual to help identify, diagnose or administer the right care and treatment. An individual's Protected Health Information will contain

• Demographic information,
• medical condition and histories,
• test and laboratory results,
• insurance information ETC

All healthcare providers are regarded as covered entities under the HIPAA( Health Insurance Portability and Accountability) and must adhere an follow its Privacy rule when handling Patients health information.

Therefore, we can say the best option on the list in ensuring privacy of patients are kept is that

Lisa can make sure her computer screen at the front desk is angled away from patients so they can't see other patients