Question 1:

Allison Winthrop is an employee of Sullivan Consulting. Sullivan has a major consulting contract with West New York for the improvement of its website and server. Allison is working with the West New York health care chain and has a badge for access that all West New York employees have. Allison also has full access to West New Yorks server and website, including those pages that contain private patient information. Allison has been looking up the medical history of actors and sports figures and posting information she has gained on various websites. Which of the following statements about Allisons role in this situation is correct?

1. Allison is an employee of West New York.

2. Allison is an independent contractor at Sullivan Consulting.

3. Allison is an independent contractor of West New York and Sullivan Consulting because she operates independently at both.

4. Allison is an employee of Sullivan Consulting.

I do believe that answer 4 is correct. However, since she has the same access as West New York employees I am not sure what she could be considered as.

Question 2:

Allison Winthrop is an employee of Sullivan Consulting. Sullivan has a major consulting contract with West New York for the improvement of its website and server. Allison is working with the West New York health care chain. She has a badge for access that all West New York employees have. Allison also has full access to West New Yorks server and website, including those pages that contain private patient information. Allison has been looking up the medical history of actors and sports figures and posting information she has gained on various websites. Which of the following statements is correct regarding liability for Allisons breach of patient privacy?

1. Only West New York is liable for the breach of privacy because it is responsible for the storage and protection of patients records.

2. Both Sullivan Consulting and West New York will be liable for the breach of the patients privacy.

3. Because Allison had apparent authority through her badging and access, West New York is liable for the privacy breach.

4. Allison alone is liable for the privacy breach because such access was unauthorized and a violation of law.