HCCA - CHPC STUDY GUIDE- 296 / HCCA – CHPC EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS/ RECENT UPDATE 2024/GRADED A+

True of False: OHCAs and ACEs are able to produce a joint Notice of Privacy Practice (NPP) - ANSWER - FALSE Explanation: OHCAs are joint arrangements, have an Integrated Delivery System, and therefore agree to abide by the terms of the notice with respect to PHI created or received by the covered entity as part of its participation in the OHCA. ACEs are legally separate covered entities working together and unable to use a joint NPP and they might still have separate EHRs, separate HIM/ROI functions, etc. and therefore, the PHI data is not create or receive in the same manner. See 45 CFR 164.520(d) False: It is your last day at your pediatric clinical site and you are saying goodbye to all of your favorite patients. You take a picture on your phone of a few of the patients posing together and later post it to your private blog as an illustration of your last day. Since your blog is private and can only be accessed by those who know the URL, you are not in violation of HIPAA regulations. - ANSWER - FALSE Fill in the blank: In the mid-1990s, OIG began to require providers settling civil health care fraud cases to enter into specific type of agreements as a condition for OIG not pursuing exclusion. These agreements are referred as: - ANSWER - Corporate integrity Agreements (CIA) The foundation for establishing a good relationship with a vendor is the Contract. A contract is an exchange of promise, services for money, with a specific remedy for breach of contract. What are some of the key basic elements to contracts. - ANSWER - Basic key elements to contacts include: I. Agreement (Offer and Acceptance) II. Capacity to contract (ability to perform, ask for proof, bios of staff that will perform the critical services) III. Consideration (remuneration must be defined) IV. Legal purpose (legal requirements, defined measures including subcontractors responsibilities) V. Legality of form (use key legal language or clauses, assurances) VI. Intention to create legal relations (statement of parties intent to be "legally bound" to abide to mandates) VII. Consent to contract (required signatures) VIII. Mistakes, undue influence (if things go wrong, list alternative options)