PHA 483 IPPE III: ANNUAL HIPAA QUIZ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

PHA 483 IPPE III: ANNUAL HIPAA QUIZ
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(T/F?) The acronym "HIPAA" stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act. - Answer-True

(T/F?) Protected Health Information (PHI) is not considered private under HIPAA. -
Answer-False

(T/F?) HIPAA is a significant standard for how the healthcare industry is required to
securely handle protected personal patient data. - Answer-True

(T/F?) HIPAA established one distinct rule, privacy. - Answer-False

(T/F?) Only monetary penalties can be incurred; imprisonment is not an option. -
Answer-False

(T/F?) Entities at risk of penalties include senior management, supervisors, employees,
and/or business associates. - Answer-True

(T/F?) Violation of Mercer University's HIPAA Policies and Practices are notsubject to
disciplinary action. - Answer-False

(T/F?) Individually Identifiable Health Information (IIHI) includes information created by a
healthcare entity but excludes information received by a healthcare entity. - Answer-
False

(T/F?) Patient Identifiable Information (PII) refers to identifiers within health care
information. - Answer-True

(T/F?) Covered entities of PHI must train employees. - Answer-True

(T/F?) Entities that furnish, bill, or are paid for healthcare services or supplies are
referred to as healthcare providers. - Answer-True

(T/F?) A business associate is not involved with any PII - Answer-False

(T/F?) Participants include current employees only. - Answer-False

(T/F?) The privacy section is the smallest section of HIPAA. - Answer-False

(T/F?) The privacy rule protects medical records and other personal health information.
- Answer-True

(T/F?) PHI is the acronym for Personal Healing Initiative. - Answer-False