Case Study: Authorization You are working in a physician's office as a medical coder. The doctor asks you to give the patient's name and contact information to the local Alzheimer's support group without getting permission from the patient or the patient's legal guardian. Does the doctor need authorization from the patient or the patient's legal guardian to do this?

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Case Study: Authorization

You are working in a physician's office as a medical coder. The doctor asks you to give the patient's name and contact information to the local Alzheimer's support group without getting permission from the patient or the patient's legal guardian. Does the doctor need authorization from the patient or the patient's legal guardian to do this?

Please select the single best answer

	Yes, authorization is needed before the information is provided to the support group.
	No, authorization is not needed before the information is provided to the support group.