NHA CMAA EXAM-Compliance Questions and Answers With Verified Solutions
2025
How does HIPAA protect patients? - ✔✔HIPAA protects patients by giving them more control over their
medical records
Authoring them to make informed choices about the uses of their PHI
Setting boundaries on the use and release of health records
Establishing safeguards that providers must follow to ensure that the privacy of health information is
protected
Holding violators accountable if patients' privacy is compromised through both civil and criminal
penalties
Protecting the balance struck between public health concerns and the disclosure of PHI.
True or False: When storing files, the minimum necessary is to keep the files turned to the wall so that
they cannot be seen by those walking by. - ✔✔TRUE
What is a Notice of Privacy Practices? - ✔✔A statement signed by the patient that describes how private
health information is protected
With whom are covered entities allowed to share information? - ✔✔According to the Privacy Rule,
covered entities are allowed to share information relevant to the patient's care with a spouse, family
member, friend, or other individual identified by the patient.
When is a patient's privacy not protected? - ✔✔It is not protected if access to records from a nursing
home are needed to ensure the providers are caring for the residents properly and the facility is clean;
when there is a need to protect the public from epidemic or cases of sexually transmitted diseases
(STDs) or cases of HIV/AIDS; when police reports about a gunshot wound are required; or when there
are concerns about child abuse.
2025
How does HIPAA protect patients? - ✔✔HIPAA protects patients by giving them more control over their
medical records
Authoring them to make informed choices about the uses of their PHI
Setting boundaries on the use and release of health records
Establishing safeguards that providers must follow to ensure that the privacy of health information is
protected
Holding violators accountable if patients' privacy is compromised through both civil and criminal
penalties
Protecting the balance struck between public health concerns and the disclosure of PHI.
True or False: When storing files, the minimum necessary is to keep the files turned to the wall so that
they cannot be seen by those walking by. - ✔✔TRUE
What is a Notice of Privacy Practices? - ✔✔A statement signed by the patient that describes how private
health information is protected
With whom are covered entities allowed to share information? - ✔✔According to the Privacy Rule,
covered entities are allowed to share information relevant to the patient's care with a spouse, family
member, friend, or other individual identified by the patient.
When is a patient's privacy not protected? - ✔✔It is not protected if access to records from a nursing
home are needed to ensure the providers are caring for the residents properly and the facility is clean;
when there is a need to protect the public from epidemic or cases of sexually transmitted diseases
(STDs) or cases of HIV/AIDS; when police reports about a gunshot wound are required; or when there
are concerns about child abuse.
