What does the acronym "HIPAA" stand for? - Answer Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act
The privacy rule protects information that exists in - Answer Written, Oral, and
Electronic Formats
What form must be given to the patient informing them of their patient rights? - Answer
Notice of Privacy Practices
What penalties exist for healthcare providers and workers who violate HIPPA
guidelines? - Answer Monetary fine and/or imprisonment
The "Minimum Necessary Standard" requires covered entities to evaluate their
Practices in order - Answer To protect access and disclosure of personal health
information
Who must comply with the HIPPA Privacy Rule? - Answer Employees, Volunteers,
Trainees, and other persons who have a job-related reason to access personal health
information
The privacy rule permits certain incidental uses and disclosures as long as - Answer
There are reasonable safeguards and implemented minimum necessary standards
Under the Uses and Disclosures in Treatment, Payment, and Health Care Options; the
provision, coordination, or management of health care and related services is defined
as - Answer Treatment
A Patients Privacy rights are communicated to the patient through - Answer Notice of
Privacy Practices
What must be covered entities have in place that protects against uses and disclosures
not permitted by the privacy rule - Answer Administrative, Technical, and Physical
safeguards
A Is an example of a business associate - Answer Third party administrator that assist
with claims
When a patient receives a "Notice of Privacy" Practices they must - Answer Sign and
acknowledgement of receipt which is retained by healthcare provider
A person or entity that performs certain functions or activities that involve the use or
disclosure of personal health information on behalf of, or provides services to, a covered
entity is known as a - Answer Business Associate
The HITECH Act updated the HIPAA Privacy Rule to include - Answer Protections
against identity theft