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Per the Privacy Rule, which of the following requires authorization for research purposes? 

Jack Mitchell, a patient in Ross Hospital, is being treated for gallstones. He has not opted out of the facility directory. Callers who request information about him may be given __________. 

Jeremy Lykins was required to undergo a physical exam prior to becoming employed by San Fernando Hospital. Jeremy’s medical information is __________. 

Which of the following can the HIM department require of a patient who is requesting an amendment to her PHI? 

With the initiation of HIPAA audits, complaints __________. 

Under the privacy rule, the following must be included in a patient accounting of disclosures:  

Medical information loses PHI status and is no longer protected by the HIPAA privacy rule when it __________. 

Which of the following is true about a restriction request?  

Michael learns that his health records have been destroyed by being deleted from Brooklyn Hospitals’ EHR system, seven years after he was last a patient there. He threatens to file a complaint with OCR. What will OCR’s conclusion likely be? 

Which of the following is not an element that makes information “PHI” under the HIPAA privacy rule?