ELCS EXAM 1 PART 4 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
HIPAA - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Portions of HIPAA most important for us - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅protecting the privacy and security of
health data
PHI - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅protected health information - any info that is created or received by a
health care provider, health plan, or health care clearinghouse that relates to or describes the past,
present, or future physical or mental health condition of an individual or past, present, or future
payment for the provision of healthcare to the individual, and that can be used to identify the individual.
Types of data protected by HIPAA - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅written documentation, paper records,
medicine labels, ID bracelets, spoken and verbal info including voicemail, electronic databases,
photographs, digital images
18 identifiers that are considered PHI - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1. name
2. geographic subdivisions smaller than a state
3. all elements of date (except year)
4. telephone numbers
5. fax numbers
6. electronic mail address
7. social security number
8. medical record numbers
9. health plan beneficiary numbers
10. account numbers
11. certificate/license numbers
12. vehicle identifies and serial numbers
13. device identifiers
14. URLs
15. IP addresses
, 16. biometric identifiers
17. full face images
18. any other unique identifying number
All ages over _____ are indicative of age according to PHI - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅89
Any one of the 18 identifiers combined with ______ is PHI - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a reference to a
diagnosis or medical condition
Which Department through the Office for Civil Rights enforces civil monetary penalties for
noncompliance with HIPAA - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Department of Health and Human Services
HIPAA civil penalties include fines from ___ to ____ - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅$100 to $1.5 million
True or False - HIPAA penalties and fines only apply to covered entities - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅FALSE -
Penalties and fines apply to members of the work force and other individuals, NOT just to the covered
entities.
Privacy - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅an individual's right to keep certain information to himself or herself,
with the understanding that their protected health information (PHI) will only be used or disclosed with
their permission or as permitted by law.
HIPAA states that PHI may be used and disclosed to facilitate - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅treatment,
payment, and healthcare operations(TPO)
True or False - PHI may always be disclosed to individuals involved in a patient's care or payment for
care - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅FALSE - not if a patient objects
True or False - You can use your access to look up your own medical information or information on your
family, friends, or co-workers. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅FALSE
HIPAA - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Portions of HIPAA most important for us - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅protecting the privacy and security of
health data
PHI - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅protected health information - any info that is created or received by a
health care provider, health plan, or health care clearinghouse that relates to or describes the past,
present, or future physical or mental health condition of an individual or past, present, or future
payment for the provision of healthcare to the individual, and that can be used to identify the individual.
Types of data protected by HIPAA - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅written documentation, paper records,
medicine labels, ID bracelets, spoken and verbal info including voicemail, electronic databases,
photographs, digital images
18 identifiers that are considered PHI - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1. name
2. geographic subdivisions smaller than a state
3. all elements of date (except year)
4. telephone numbers
5. fax numbers
6. electronic mail address
7. social security number
8. medical record numbers
9. health plan beneficiary numbers
10. account numbers
11. certificate/license numbers
12. vehicle identifies and serial numbers
13. device identifiers
14. URLs
15. IP addresses
, 16. biometric identifiers
17. full face images
18. any other unique identifying number
All ages over _____ are indicative of age according to PHI - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅89
Any one of the 18 identifiers combined with ______ is PHI - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a reference to a
diagnosis or medical condition
Which Department through the Office for Civil Rights enforces civil monetary penalties for
noncompliance with HIPAA - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Department of Health and Human Services
HIPAA civil penalties include fines from ___ to ____ - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅$100 to $1.5 million
True or False - HIPAA penalties and fines only apply to covered entities - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅FALSE -
Penalties and fines apply to members of the work force and other individuals, NOT just to the covered
entities.
Privacy - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅an individual's right to keep certain information to himself or herself,
with the understanding that their protected health information (PHI) will only be used or disclosed with
their permission or as permitted by law.
HIPAA states that PHI may be used and disclosed to facilitate - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅treatment,
payment, and healthcare operations(TPO)
True or False - PHI may always be disclosed to individuals involved in a patient's care or payment for
care - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅FALSE - not if a patient objects
True or False - You can use your access to look up your own medical information or information on your
family, friends, or co-workers. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅FALSE
