HIPAA FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which of the following acts contained many key changes to HIPAA as part of the title -
Answer-ARRA
Which of the following is a circumstance that led to the 1996 passage of the federal
health insurance portability and accountability act - Answer-health care has become a
complicated business because it resulted in electronic data
Which of the following administrative bodies has enforcement authority for HIPAA
administrative simplifications standards including transactions, code sets and identifiers
- Answer-CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
According to HIPAA language which of the following describes the term covered entities
- Answer-health care providers
Which of the following examples would not be a HIPAA standards covered transaction -
Answer-A patient sends an email message to a physician that contains patient
identification
A new patient in a physician's office signs a HIPAA regulated form that details what will
happen with the patient information obtained during his treatment - Answer-Notice of
privacy practices
A health care provider de identifies the health information in a patients record which of
the following occurs with this process - Answer-All PHI is removed from the patient
report
TPO is an important HIPAA term which of the following describes the aspect of the
acronym - Answer-Treatment
HIPAA contains standards that health care facilities must implement within a certain
time frame. how many standards are included in this legislation - Answer-4
It is a general requirement of HIPAA to protect a patients personal health information.
What is the term for this HIPAA requirement - Answer-standard
HIPAA now mandates that all health care providers must ensure that they can send and
receive information using standard data formant who is responsible - Answer-Health
Care Providers
HIPAA legislation mandates that facilities have code sets. To which aspect of health
care provision does this term apply in health care billing - Answer-under HIPAA terms
that provide for uniformity and simplification of heath care billing and record keeping
ANSWERS
Which of the following acts contained many key changes to HIPAA as part of the title -
Answer-ARRA
Which of the following is a circumstance that led to the 1996 passage of the federal
health insurance portability and accountability act - Answer-health care has become a
complicated business because it resulted in electronic data
Which of the following administrative bodies has enforcement authority for HIPAA
administrative simplifications standards including transactions, code sets and identifiers
- Answer-CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
According to HIPAA language which of the following describes the term covered entities
- Answer-health care providers
Which of the following examples would not be a HIPAA standards covered transaction -
Answer-A patient sends an email message to a physician that contains patient
identification
A new patient in a physician's office signs a HIPAA regulated form that details what will
happen with the patient information obtained during his treatment - Answer-Notice of
privacy practices
A health care provider de identifies the health information in a patients record which of
the following occurs with this process - Answer-All PHI is removed from the patient
report
TPO is an important HIPAA term which of the following describes the aspect of the
acronym - Answer-Treatment
HIPAA contains standards that health care facilities must implement within a certain
time frame. how many standards are included in this legislation - Answer-4
It is a general requirement of HIPAA to protect a patients personal health information.
What is the term for this HIPAA requirement - Answer-standard
HIPAA now mandates that all health care providers must ensure that they can send and
receive information using standard data formant who is responsible - Answer-Health
Care Providers
HIPAA legislation mandates that facilities have code sets. To which aspect of health
care provision does this term apply in health care billing - Answer-under HIPAA terms
that provide for uniformity and simplification of heath care billing and record keeping
