The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
a. regulates potency of vitamin and mineral supplements
b. protects the patient's right to privacy in all areas related to healthcare.
c. requires a prescription for the purchase of narcotics.
d. streamlines the approval process for treatment of rare diseases.
a
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This federal entity charged with coordination of nationwide efforts to implement and use the most advanced health information technology and the electronic exchange of health information was mandated in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) of 2009
A) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) B) ?Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) C) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) D) ?Institute of Medicine
In late adults, the amount of air left in the lungs after expiration of the maximum amount of air:
A. remains unchanged because the lungs have become accustomed to years of breathing pollution. B. increases, which hampers diffusion of gases because of stagnant air that remains in the alveoli. C. decreases, which increases diffusion in the lungs and causes an accumulation of carbon dioxide. D. decreases, resulting in widespread collapsing of the alveoli and impaired diffusion of gases.