What does HIPAA stand for? - correct answer ✔Health insurance portability
and accountability act
Entities - correct answer ✔Those health care professionals that conduct
certain health care transactions electronically
What does PHI stand for? - correct answer ✔Protected health information
HIPAA protects _____ - correct answer ✔Protected health information (PHI)
What is the purpose of HIPAA? - correct answer ✔To set standards to
safeguard patient information privacy
While schools and school districts maintain student health records, these
records are in most cases protected by the _____ and not HIPPA - correct
answer ✔Family educational rights and privacy act (FERPA)
What are the 4 main parts of the HIPAA rule? - correct answer ✔Privacy
Security
HITECH
Meaningful use
What are the 3 main purposes of the privacy rule? - correct answer
✔Defining and creating safeguards for PHI
Establishing patient rights with regard to their PHI
Outlining appropriate uses and disclosures
, PHI is... - correct answer ✔Any health information that can ID the pt
Name, photos, medical record number, address
Permissible use - correct answer ✔Accessing pt records to provide care
Impermissible use - correct answer ✔Snooping in a pt record when you are
not caring for that pt
The minimum necessary standard... - correct answer ✔Limits the amount of
info requested and released
HIPAA pt rights - correct answer ✔Receive a notice of privacy practices
Assess and/or copy their PHI
Receive confidential communication
Request amendments to PHI
Request restrictions on use and disclosure of PHI
Receive an accounting of disclosures of PHI
Restricting pt rights to access _____ is a top HIPAA violation! - correct
answer ✔PHI
All requests for PHI must be referred to the _____ and/or the _____ - correct
answer ✔Clinic manager
DH dept. HIPAA officer