What is HIPAA, Title II? - correct answer The administrative simplification of the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA, Title II) required the secretary of HHS to
publish national standards for the security of electronic protected health information (e-PHI), electronic
exchange, and the privacy and security of health information.
What is the Security Rule? - correct answer Establish a national set of security standards
for protecting certain health information that is held or transferred in electronic form.
Two goals of the security rule - correct answer - Protect e-PHI
- Allow covered entities to change with tech advances
Who is covered under the security rule? - correct answer - HC Providers
- Health Plans (Insurance-HMO,PPO,etc)
- Health Care Clearinghouses
What are some general rules about e-PHI? - correct answer 1) - Keep them Private
(confidential)
- Make sure they are accurate (integrity)
- Keep them available to authorized entities
2) - Be aware of possible threats
- Take steps to protect against them
- Keep information safe from impermissible uses
- Keep info safe from accidental or intentional disclosure by other entities.
- Enforce compliance by staff
What are some security considerations for covered entities? - correct answer - size,
complexity, capability