HIPAA

1. What does HIPAA stand for?

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Health Information Protection Act Association

Hospital Insurance Peace Accountability Act

HIPAA

2. Patients, for the most part, may gain access to any information pertaining to them that is contained in any system of records.

True

False

3. What kind of personally identifiable health information is protected by HIPAA privacy rule?

Paper

Electronic

Spoken Word

All of The Above

4. If you suspect someone is violating the facility's privacy policy, you should:

Do nothing.

Report your suspicions to your clinical instructor for further follow-up.

Call the authorities.

5. HIPAA security and privacy regulations apply to:

Doctors

Medical Assistants

Administrative Associates

Everyone in the facility

6. If a person has the ability to access facility of company systems or applications, they have a right to view any information contained in that system or application.

True

False

7. Copies of patient information may be disposed of in any garbage can in the facility.

True

False

8. Confidentiality protections cover not just a patient's health-related information, such as his or her diagnosis, but also other identifying information such as social security number and telephone numbers.

True

False

9. If a non-authorized disclosure of protected health information (PHI) is made:

Keep a record of this for 6 years.

Immediately delete the information.

Give patient the information without their consent.

10. What is the purpose of HIPAA?

To make healthcare more public.

To standardize health care transactions as well as rules which protect the privacy and security of health information.

To ensure the staff and patients will discuss information.

To provide patients with information at any given time.

12. What does IIHI stand for?

Individually Identifiable Health Information.

Informationaly Informed Health Individual

Individually Informed Health Informant

Individual Information Healthcare Information

13. What are one of the the Criminal Penalties for misuse of unique health identifiers

A fine up to $50,000 and/or imprisonment of not more than 1 year.

A $250 fine.

Community Service

40 years imprisonment and a $10,000 fine.

14. When is the patients written authorization to release information required?

Upon admission to a hospital.

When patient information is to be shared among two or more clinicians.

In most cases, when patient information is going to be shared with anyone for reasons other that treatment, payment or health care operations.

When patient information is used for billing a private insurer.

15. Which of the following is the appropriate person with whom to share patient information even if the patient has NOT specifically authorized the release of information to the individual?

A family member.

A co-worker who needs information about the patient to provide proper care.

The patients' close friend.

A Spouse.

16. Which of the following are some common features designed to protect confidentiality of health information contained in patient medical records?

C. Rules that prohibits employees from looking at records unless they have a need to know.

Passwords to access computerized records.

A. Locks on medical records rooms.

All of The Above.

17. 9. Protected health information is anything that connects a patient to his or her health information

True

False

18. Why was HIPAA passed?

Improve portability and continuity of health insurance coverage.

Simplify the administration of health insurance.

Improve access to long term health care coverage.

All of The Above.

19. If a person has the ability to access facility of company systems or applications, they have a right to view any information contained in that system or application

True

False

20. Confidential information must not be shared with another unless the recipient has

The need to know.

Permission from Human Resources

An OK from the doctor.

All of the above.

HIPAA

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