A medical assistant is authorized to release which of the following information without the patient's permission?

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A medical assistant must be aware that only the provider is authorized to release information, and under no circumstances should the medical assistant violate the confidential nature of the provider-patient relationship. It is unethical to even verify that a patient is under the provider's care without the patient's permission. The provider may release only authorized information or that which is public knowledge. Certain kinds of news are part of public records; such news in the public domain includes births, deaths, accident reports, and police cases.

A Medical Assistant Is Authorized to Release Which of the Following