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A visitor asks a technician to confirm whether their neighbor is a patient and what condition they have. What is the correct response under HIPAA?
a.Confirm the room number so they can visit
b.Share the diagnosis since they are neighbors
c.Politely decline to share any patient information and refer the request to appropriate staff
d.Give general details but not the exact diagnosis
解析
HIPAA protects patients' health information, and technicians may not disclose whether someone is a patient or their condition to unauthorized individuals. The technician should politely decline and direct the person to the nurse or facility policy for handling such requests. Even confirming a patient's presence can be a privacy violation.
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