HIPAA Privacy Regulation

Question

Case Study: De-identified Health Information.

You work in a laboratory microbiology department which provides a local nursing home with information about the effectiveness of various antibiotics it uses to treat infections. You print the requested information, including complete patient identification, bacterial organisms identified, and their sensitivity to various antibiotics.

What information should you provide to the nursing home?

Please select the single best answer

Provide a listing of bacterial organisms, antibiotic sensitivities, and antibiotics used, without any patient identification.

Send the information as printed.

None

Remove the patient names only.

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