CMAA test prep Exam Questions And Answers
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Covered Entities - Answer✔Providers, hospitals, laboratories facilities, nursing homes,
rehabilitation facilities, health plans, health care clearinghouses, and those that supply care,
services, or supplies to a patient and transmit any health information electronically.
Non-covered Entities - Answer✔Organizations that use, collect, access, and disclose individually
identifiable health information, cut do not transmit electronic data. These do not have to
comply with the Privacy Rules.
Divulge - Answer✔Make private or sensitive information known.
Business associates - Answer✔Individuals, groups, or organizations, who are not members of a
covered entity's workforce, that perform functions or activities on behalf of or for a covered
entity.
Incidental Disclosure - Answer✔Secondary use of PHI that cannot be reasonably prevented, is
limited in nature, and occurs as a result of another use or disclosure that is permitted.
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) - Answer✔The transfer of electronic information in a standard
format.
National Provider Identifier (NPI) - Answer✔Unique 10-digit code for providers required by
HIPAA.
HIPAA Security Rule - Answer✔Rule that describes safeguards that must be in place to protect
the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of health information stored in a computer and
transmitted across computer networks, including the internet.
Firewall - Answer✔Part of a computer system that blocks unauthorized access while allowing
outward communication.
Audit Trail - Answer✔A report that traces who has accessed electronic information.
Health Information Exchange (HIE) - Answer✔System that enables the sharing of health-related
information among providers according to nationally recognized standards.
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