QUESTION 1 HIPAA stands for? Health Information Portability & Accountability Act

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QUESTION 1

HIPAA stands for?

Health Information Portability & Accountability Act

Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act

Health Information Profitability & Accountability Act

Health Insurance Profitability & Accountability Act

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QUESTION 2

HIPAA was established when?

1998

2002

1976

1996

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QUESTION 3

Students who are participating in "clinical rotations" in hospitals are not subject to HIPAA penalties because of their student designation.

True

False

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QUESTION 4

The Privacy Rule states that release of patient information may be done for three purposes only. These are Treatment, Payment and

Coding

Operations

Administration

Organization

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QUESTION 5

A facility's Notice of Privacy Practices must be given to a patient on the first visit.

True

False

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QUESTION 6

A healthcare employee's access to PHI is usually determined by their?

Job duties in the healthcare organization

Education

Length of employment

All of the above

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QUESTION 7

Copies (not originals) of patient information may be disposed of properly in the regular garbage of the healthcare facility.

True

False

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QUESTION 8

While at her daughter's open house at Nelson Elementary School, Brittany, a receptionist at Dr. Walden's Neurology practice, mentions to a friend that she saw a mutual friend at the office last Friday. Is this a violation of HIPAA? True of False

True

False

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QUESTION 9

Are members of the workforce who are not involved in a patient's care allowed to review the patient's chart out of curiosity?

No. Viewing a medical record for the sake of curiosity is not allowed under HIPAA. Only those healthcare providers involved in the patient's care should review the record, as needed for that care.

Yes. It is allowed, as long as the contents are not discussed publically.

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QUESTION 10

The HIPAA Privacy Rule protects:

written, verbal and electronic data

electronic data

written data

verbal data

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QUESTION 11

PHI stands for?

Protected Health Information

Portability Health Insurance

Profitable Health Information

Philadelphia

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QUESTION 12

Identifiable health information should be disposed of in a...

regular trash bin

recycle bin

Shred-it bin

All of the above

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QUESTION 13

If a patient requests copies of their PHI, the covered entity may impose a fee for labor, photocopying, supplies and postage.

True

False

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QUESTION 14

Federal penalities can be taken against a hospital or an individual for PHI breaches.

True

False

A.

Health Information Portability & Accountability Act

B.

Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act

C.

Health Information Profitability & Accountability Act

D.

Health Insurance Profitability & Accountability Act

Explanation / Answer

1. The correct answer is option B. HIPAA stands for Health insurance portability and accountability act. It is a US law, which is designed to insure privacy standards in health care sector. This law protect patients medical records and other health information provided to health care providers.

2. The correct answer is option D. HIPAA, a law was passed in the U.S court in 1996.

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