Question

you see a co - worker on the elevator and need to ask them about a patient. to avoid violating hipaa rules, which of the following is the best way to ask about the patient? be careful not to say the patients name or any other phi you can say the patients last name since most people have the same last name you should point out the room number that the patient is currently in. only give away the patients first name since most people have the same first name

Explanation:

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) aims to protect patients' privacy. Protected Health Information (PHI) includes a patient's name, room number, and other identifiers. Mentioning any of these (like name - first or last, room number) in a public place (elevator) can violate HIPAA. The safest way is to avoid using any PHI.

Answer:

Be careful not to say the patient's name or any other PHI.