University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Quiz

As an employee of UPMC, I am expected to:

Need-to-Know refers to:

You are on a crowded elevator and a staff member with whom you need to discuss patient information enters the elevator. What should you do?

You are in the cafeteria and hear a staff member discussing patient information. What should you do?

I am permitted to look up medical records for the following:

Confidential information should be disposed of in:

You receive a call from a reporter who works at a newspaper or television station. The reporter asks about the medical status of a famous patient. What should you do?

If I suspect that my computer password has been stolen, I should:

To report inappropriate use of patient information, you can notify:

You are about to leave on vacation, and your supervisor asks for your password because he or she will need to log on to the system to perform your responsibilities while you are away. What should you do?

When printing patient information:

You receive a subpoena requesting PHI. What should you do?

A patient's request to amend his or her PHI is denied. UPMC must:

During a patient's initial visit, he or she must receive a copy of:

You have just received a phone call requesting that you immediately fax the medical records of one of your patients to another healthcare provider who will be seeing the patient. What step(s) is missing from the following procedure for faxing PHI: Use the approved UPMC cover sheet for your entity, and clearly specify the intended recipient of the fax. When sending a fax to a non-routine recipient, notify the recipient in advance. Verify with the recipient that the fax number is correct prior to sending the fax. Ask the patient to provide the fax number as part of his or her authorization, have the patient write it on their Authorization for the Release of PHI form.