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Covered entities, such as hospitals, are required to do which of the following? (choose all that apply) Contact the patient each time they plan to share the patient's information to get permission. Never list a patient's room number and phone number in the hospital's directory. Designate a privacy official who is in charge of implementing the hospital's privacy procedures. Share patient information to the media when asked.
Which of the following is an acceptable use of protected health information (choose all that apply): A health care provider may answer questions for a patient's friend when she has been the person who accompanies the patient to appointments and the patient has involved the friend in her care. o Amedical transcriptionist may access her daughter-in-law's medical records for doctor's appointments related to the daughter-in-law's pregnancy. A health care provider may call another health care provider for advice on treating a patient's condition. Personal health information is shared in this conversation. A student volunteering at a hospital sees a celebrity come in to the ER and shares about this experience (including the celebrity's name) with his/her roommate.