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Do you know how to protect patient privacy
when using e-mail?
True or False Quiz
1.
There are minimal risks for a provider in establishing an e-mail communication system with patients.
2.
It is critical to reach agreement with patients as to how e-mail communication will be conducted before sending your first e-mail.
3.
Critical issues to agree with patients include what content will be communicated via e-mail and what the communication response time will be.
4.
E-mail should be used to communicate all types of information with patients, including for example HIV tests.
5.
There is no need, and only needless bother, to have patients sign consent forms before communicating via e-mail.
6.
If a provider does decide to have patients sign consent forms, it is ok to send the signed consent form to the patients for safekeeping.
7.
HIPAA’s proposed security rule does apply to provider patient e-mails with respect to technological protections.
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