HIPAA homework help please?

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INSTRUCTIONS: Assume you are the manager of Health Information Services at Community Hospital. You must make the final decisions regarding release of information from patients’ records. For the three cases assigned to you, submit a written response describing in detail the process you would follow to resolve each case. Use as reference the regulations and standards discussed in class and described in your reading. Consulting HIPAA Privacy Rule and related PA regulations is a good first stop for most cases


You receive a subpoena ducestecum from the New Jersey State Supreme Court. The court requests the original medical record of Rodney Ping, a 32 year-old patient treated for trauma following an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident. The record is being subpoenaed for a law suit related to the ATV accident, not for a malpractice case against your hospital.


Dr. Seth Cropsy calls and asks to make arrangements to see the health records of several patients for whom he did medical histories when he was a first year resident at this hospital several years ago. He now has a private practice in another state.


A parent of a fifteen-year old treated at your facility for major depressive disorder submits a completed HIPAA-compliant authorization form requesting that her son’s record be sent to the son’s soccer coach. Coach is taking son on week-long tournament in Florida.