HIPAA Exam
The following are examples of technical safeguard except: - Answer-audits
Which organization(s) has been charged with enforcing HIPAA's privacy regulations? - Answer-The Office
for Civil Rights and Department of Justice
The patient's right to determine when how much, and under what circumstances his or her medical
information may be disclosed is: - Answer-privacy
Patient consent is not required to speak to family members. - Answer-False
You are working elsewhere in the hospital when you hear that a neighbor has just arrived in the ER for
treatment after a car crash. What should you do? - Answer-Ignore the news as you are not a caregiver.
You are approached by an individual who tells you that he is here to work on the computers and wants
you to open a door for him, or point the way to a workstation. How do you respond to this request? -
Answer-Ask him who at the hospital has hired him and refer him to that person.
Privacy rule specifies that each time PHI is released for a purpose other than TPO the disclosure must be
documented and a record maintained for 2 years. - Answer-False
[The record must be maintained for 6 years.]
Patients have the right to remove information from their medical records whenever they feel it is
necessary. - Answer-False
, [Medical records are the property of hte office and fall under HIPAA as protected information. They
must be maintained as a legal document and can be reviewed, under supervision, by the patient. They
can request changes or removal of documents but the provider makes the final determination.]
Title V of HPAA address which of the following areas? - Answer-Company owned life insurance and
those who lose their U.S. Citizenship
There are three titles under HIPAA. - Answer-False
[There are 5 titles as shown on slide 4 of the presentation.]
The patient's confidential information includes his or her - Answer-all of the choices
[address
name
social security number]
Patients are notified of their rights just once and never have to be notified again. - Answer-False
[Patients must be notified each calender year of their rights. This can be found on slide 25 of the HIPAA
presentation.]
The differences between Privacy and Confidentiality are: - Answer-Privacy is the condition of being
secluded from the presence or view of others, whereas confidentiality is using discretion in keeping
secret information.
Physical safeguards are only needed for hospitals not doctor's offices. - Answer-False
The following are examples of technical safeguard except: - Answer-audits
Which organization(s) has been charged with enforcing HIPAA's privacy regulations? - Answer-The Office
for Civil Rights and Department of Justice
The patient's right to determine when how much, and under what circumstances his or her medical
information may be disclosed is: - Answer-privacy
Patient consent is not required to speak to family members. - Answer-False
You are working elsewhere in the hospital when you hear that a neighbor has just arrived in the ER for
treatment after a car crash. What should you do? - Answer-Ignore the news as you are not a caregiver.
You are approached by an individual who tells you that he is here to work on the computers and wants
you to open a door for him, or point the way to a workstation. How do you respond to this request? -
Answer-Ask him who at the hospital has hired him and refer him to that person.
Privacy rule specifies that each time PHI is released for a purpose other than TPO the disclosure must be
documented and a record maintained for 2 years. - Answer-False
[The record must be maintained for 6 years.]
Patients have the right to remove information from their medical records whenever they feel it is
necessary. - Answer-False
, [Medical records are the property of hte office and fall under HIPAA as protected information. They
must be maintained as a legal document and can be reviewed, under supervision, by the patient. They
can request changes or removal of documents but the provider makes the final determination.]
Title V of HPAA address which of the following areas? - Answer-Company owned life insurance and
those who lose their U.S. Citizenship
There are three titles under HIPAA. - Answer-False
[There are 5 titles as shown on slide 4 of the presentation.]
The patient's confidential information includes his or her - Answer-all of the choices
[address
name
social security number]
Patients are notified of their rights just once and never have to be notified again. - Answer-False
[Patients must be notified each calender year of their rights. This can be found on slide 25 of the HIPAA
presentation.]
The differences between Privacy and Confidentiality are: - Answer-Privacy is the condition of being
secluded from the presence or view of others, whereas confidentiality is using discretion in keeping
secret information.
Physical safeguards are only needed for hospitals not doctor's offices. - Answer-False
