Question

An investigator obtains consent and HIPAA authorization from subjects to review their medical records and HIV status. He plans to go back to the medical record, so the HIV status information is stored along with subject identifiers in a database that he keeps on his laptop computer. His laptop is stolen. This incident constitutes: citi

Answer 1

An investigator obtains consent and HIV authorization from subjects to review their medical records and HIV status. He plans to go back to the medical record, so the HIV status information is stored along with subject identifiers in a database that he keeps on his laptop computer. His laptop is stolen. This incident constitutes: a breach of confidentiality.

Explanation:

Confidential means keeping the information secretly. Customer’s transaction details are maintained confidentially in the bank. Likewise patient’s histories are maintained confidentially in the hospital.

In the above scenario, an investigator gets permission from the person and reviews their medical records and HIV status. He stores all the details in the database in his laptop computer. Being it very confidential, the investigator stored all the information with subject identifiers. One day his laptop was stolen. This incident shows that the investigator breaches the confidentiality of his customer.