HIPAA EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Invasion of privacy - answer-the unauthorized discloursure of a patient's medical
records
Health insurance portability and account ability act (hipaa) - answer-a law that legally
supports patients who want to review their medical records
Medicare - answer-the social security act that was established in 1965
Confidential - answer-major concern when sending medical records via email
Health insurance portability and account act - answer-identify the needs for privacy
compliance by pharmacists in the pharmacy setting
Maintaining patient privacy - answer-electronic records and processing data primarily
concern
To improve the portability continuity of health care coverage - answer-primary goal of
hipaa
Confidentiality is maintained - answer-under hipaa healthcare providers insure
When a patient has signed a release form - answer-it is permissible to release private
and confidential information about a patient
Throw it in the trash - answer-what is not true about discarded patient information (dpi)
When a waiver has been signed by the patient or legal guardian - answer-confidentiality
may be waved
They take up less space - answer-why are electronic records preferred over paper
records
Invasion of privacy - answer-the unauthorized disclosure of patient information
The patient - answer-under the hipaa privacy rule information in medical records
belongs to
Name, address, soc.number and medical records number - answer-protected health
information includes
Judicial orders - answer-can override a patient's approval for release for their protected
health inforamtion
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Invasion of privacy - answer-the unauthorized discloursure of a patient's medical
records
Health insurance portability and account ability act (hipaa) - answer-a law that legally
supports patients who want to review their medical records
Medicare - answer-the social security act that was established in 1965
Confidential - answer-major concern when sending medical records via email
Health insurance portability and account act - answer-identify the needs for privacy
compliance by pharmacists in the pharmacy setting
Maintaining patient privacy - answer-electronic records and processing data primarily
concern
To improve the portability continuity of health care coverage - answer-primary goal of
hipaa
Confidentiality is maintained - answer-under hipaa healthcare providers insure
When a patient has signed a release form - answer-it is permissible to release private
and confidential information about a patient
Throw it in the trash - answer-what is not true about discarded patient information (dpi)
When a waiver has been signed by the patient or legal guardian - answer-confidentiality
may be waved
They take up less space - answer-why are electronic records preferred over paper
records
Invasion of privacy - answer-the unauthorized disclosure of patient information
The patient - answer-under the hipaa privacy rule information in medical records
belongs to
Name, address, soc.number and medical records number - answer-protected health
information includes
Judicial orders - answer-can override a patient's approval for release for their protected
health inforamtion
