Which of the following statements is true of hipaa rules regarding the release of phi by covered in trees and business associates? a. cover in trees must require adequate assurances in writing that business associates will adequately safeguard phi. b. covered in trees are responsible for the use of phi made by business associates. c. covered in trees aren't allowed to release phi (identifiable or de-identified) to business associates. d. once a covered entity releases information to a business associate the associate may disclose that information to the entities.

In 2009, a flu pandemic was believed to have originated when viral transmission occurred from pig to human, thereby earning the designation, "swine flu." although pigs are thought to have been the breeding ground for the 2009 virus, sequences from bird, pig, and human viruses were all found within this newly identified virus. what is the most likely explanation of why this virus contained sequences from bird, pig, and human viruses? a) the virus was descended from a common ancestor of bird, pig, and human flu viruses.b) the infected individuals happened to be infected with all three virus types.c) related viruses can undergo genetic recombination if the rna genomes mix and match during viral assembly.d) the human was likely infected with various bacterial strains that contained all three rna viruses.