Which of the following is the term used to describe the protection that should be in place to protect the electronic health or medical record from outside intrusion?

A. encoding
B. service provider
C. hardware
D. software
E. firewall

E. firewall

A firewall is the hardware, software, or both designed to prevent unauthorized persons from accessing electronic information. A service provider is the company that provides access to the Internet, and encoding is a form of encryption used to scramble information before sending it.

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A) Channel. B) Receiver. C) Sender. D) Feedback.

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Which of the following statements regarding fire escapes is MOST accurate?

A. They are not permitted in new construction. B. They have no means of limiting unwanted access. C. They are able to support the required live load created during evacations. D. They are rarely anchored to the building; most are supported at ground level.

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