Question Completion Status: QUESTION 5 HIPAA is largely silent on the actual format or content of a record containing protected health information, but every state has adopted extensive rules as to how the records should be maintained and what information should be in them. True False QUESTION 6 All health records should be authenticated. This can be done by A Physically signing B. Electronic signing O C. Rubber stamp D. Any of the above O E. Only A or B QUESTION 7 Hypothetical: Dr. Dredd is getting very tired of getting sued all the time. His own records are constantly used against him to prove his malpractice. He stops keeping records entirely in order to deny his patients ammunition in their lawsuits against him. Without the records will patients be able to prove negligence against Dr. Dredd? Yes. The absence of records is itself a crime. No. The absence of evidence is not evidence of abscence. Yes. Failing to keep records is unethical and will be punished by the courts. Yes. The absence of records that should exist is evidence of negligence and will lead to adverse rulings against him. QUESTION 8 In the event that a health record must be corrected the proper procedure is: Black out the original error to make it illegible, describe the reason for the deletion date the correction, and authenticate as normal. Completely erase the original error to prevent future mistakes, describe the reason for the change date the correction, and authenticate as normal. Draw a single line through the error leaving the original legible, describe the reason for the change date the correction, and authenticate it as normal Remove the page containing the error completely, create a new draft of the page without the error, date the corrected page and authenticate as normal. Question Completion Status: QUESTION 5 HIPAA is largely silent on the actual format or content of a record containing protected health information, but every state has adopted extensive rules as to how the records should be maintained and what information should be in them. True False QUESTION 6 All health records should be authenticated. This can be done by A Physically signing B. Electronic signing O C. Rubber stamp D. Any of the above O E. Only A or B QUESTION 7 Hypothetical: Dr. Dredd is getting very tired of getting sued all the time. His own records are constantly used against him to prove his malpractice. He stops keeping records entirely in order to deny his patients ammunition in their lawsuits against him. Without the records will patients be able to prove negligence against Dr. Dredd? Yes. The absence of records is itself a crime. No. The absence of evidence is not evidence of abscence. Yes. Failing to keep records is unethical and will be punished by the courts. Yes. The absence of records that should exist is evidence of negligence and will lead to adverse rulings against him. QUESTION 8 In the event that a health record must be corrected the proper procedure is: Black out the original error to make it illegible, describe the reason for the deletion date the correction, and authenticate as normal. Completely erase the original error to prevent future mistakes, describe the reason for the change date the correction, and authenticate as normal. Draw a single line through the error leaving the original legible, describe the reason for the change date the correction, and authenticate it as normal Remove the page containing the error completely, create a new draft of the page without the error, date the corrected page and authenticate as normal