Medical Assistant Prep / Unit 28 MAS 678 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Minimum Necessary
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The idea
When using, disclosing or requesting health information, limit it to the minimum necessary for the purpose.
In practice
A billing question needs billing details, not the patient's full history; staff see only what their job requires.
Where people slip
Treatment disclosures between providers are an exception, but your own access still stays limited to your work.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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