ELCS Exam 1
What is HIPAA - Answer-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
When was HIPAA signed into law? - Answer-1996
What about HIPAA is relevant to healcare? - Answer-deals with protecting privacy and security of health
data (PHI)
What is PHI? - Answer-Any information including demographic information, that is transmitted or
maintained in any medium created by a healthcare provider that 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 that can be used to identify the individual
Types of data protected by HIPAA: - Answer-Documentation/paper records (ID bracelets, labels)
Verbal information (voice mails)
Electronic databases and information
Photos
Who many elements of PHI are there? - Answer-18
Identifiers of PHI - Answer-Name
Geographic location
Any date
Phone Number
, Fax number
e-mail
Social security Number
medical record number
health plan beneficiary numbers
account number
license number
license plate numbers
serial numbers
URLs
IP address
finger prints
images
unique identifying number
Who enforces civil penalties for HIPAA non-compliance - Answer-Department of Health and Human
Services, through the Office for Civil Rights
State attorneys can pursue civil suits
What are the civil penalties for HIPAA non-compliance? - Answer-fines from $100-1.5 million per
violation during a calendar year depending on the intent of the violation
Who enforces criminal penalties for HIPAA non-compliance? - Answer-US Department of Justice
What are the criminal penalties for HIPAA non-compliance? - Answer-$50,000-$250,000 and 10 years in
prison
What is HIPAA - Answer-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
When was HIPAA signed into law? - Answer-1996
What about HIPAA is relevant to healcare? - Answer-deals with protecting privacy and security of health
data (PHI)
What is PHI? - Answer-Any information including demographic information, that is transmitted or
maintained in any medium created by a healthcare provider that 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 that can be used to identify the individual
Types of data protected by HIPAA: - Answer-Documentation/paper records (ID bracelets, labels)
Verbal information (voice mails)
Electronic databases and information
Photos
Who many elements of PHI are there? - Answer-18
Identifiers of PHI - Answer-Name
Geographic location
Any date
Phone Number
, Fax number
Social security Number
medical record number
health plan beneficiary numbers
account number
license number
license plate numbers
serial numbers
URLs
IP address
finger prints
images
unique identifying number
Who enforces civil penalties for HIPAA non-compliance - Answer-Department of Health and Human
Services, through the Office for Civil Rights
State attorneys can pursue civil suits
What are the civil penalties for HIPAA non-compliance? - Answer-fines from $100-1.5 million per
violation during a calendar year depending on the intent of the violation
Who enforces criminal penalties for HIPAA non-compliance? - Answer-US Department of Justice
What are the criminal penalties for HIPAA non-compliance? - Answer-$50,000-$250,000 and 10 years in
prison
