True or false?
A student is sitting at the bedside talking to a patient about her concerns about her newly diagnosed breast cancer A visitor, who appears to be the patient's daughter, enters the room. The student continues her conversation with the patient. This action is a violation of HIPAA policy
False. This action is not a violation of HIPAA policy.
False.
HIPAA, which stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, is a US federal law that sets guidelines for the privacy and security of protected health information (PHI). In the given scenario, the student talking to the patient and continuing the conversation when the visitor enters the room is not a violation of HIPAA policy.
As long as the student takes reasonable steps to ensure the patient's privacy is protected, such as speaking in a low voice, avoiding discussing sensitive information in the presence of others, or obtaining the patient's consent to continue the conversation in front of the visitor, there is no violation of HIPAA policy.