The HIPAA Privacy Rule defines and limits the circumstances in which an individual's ______________________________ may be used or disclosed.

The final authority for hospital operations rests with the ______ or trustees.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Which of the following is an acceptable reason for denying a patient credit? 

A. failure to meet minimum credit standards B. not being employed for a certain period of time C. not receiving enough points on a credit-scoring system D. receiving public assistance income