You hear the good news that an organ donor is available for your loved one. You are a bit concerned because the history and health of the donor is unknown. You ask the doctor and he tells you that he is not able to access the patient's records because there is not a consent form signed by the donor. What would be a correct response? You explain that you will find the nurse and she can tell disclose the information to you since you are not a medical doctor.

You explain to him that HIPAA allows for access to patient records without consent in situations where the patient is an organ donor and the organ is going to be harvested.

You tell him that you understand that HIPAA does not allow access in these types of situations and you understand.

You plead with him to break the law and look into the records to be sure the organ will be free from disease or infection.

What are some misrepresentation of the human body?

Match the vocabulary terms to the correct definition. 1. branch of u.s. department of human services that works to improve the emotional and mental lives of families and communities; may include social workers, community managers and planners, therapists and corrective treatment specialists, and educators and child care workers quality-of-life indicators 2. infrastructure used to reduce health-care related expenses and increase the affordability of health care and insurance; increases the need for coordination among health care providers managed health-care system 3. federal healthcare insurance that provides medical, psychological, therapy, or social work services to the disadvantaged (medicaid) or the elderly (medicare) medicaid or medicare 4. measurements of the well-being of an individual, community, or larger population; includes physical, mental, emotional, and social health as well as other factors such as safety and opportunity for intellectual growth and challenges family and community services

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