HIPAA Exam for Patient Care Prep Questions And Answers All Correct.

What does HIPAA stand for? - correct answer Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 When did the HIPAA privacy rule become effective? - correct answer April 2003 When did the HIPAA security rule become effective? - correct answer April 2005 What is a CE? - correct answer Covered entities What are the three types of CE's? - correct answer 1. Health Care providers 2. Health plans 3. Healthcare clearinghouse What is PHI? - correct answer Personal Health Information Is PHI limited to just paper documents? - correct answer No. It also includes oral communication and data. What all does healthcare include? - correct answer Past, present and future physical or mental health Provision of health care Past, present or future payment of health care. Health care is individually identifiable if it - correct answer Identifies an individual Provides basis for which someone could identify an individual if they really wanted to. What are some examples of identifying information? - correct answer Name, address, phone number Birthday, admission/discharge date SS#, medical record number Vehicle number What is the fine against HaysMed for a HIPAA violation? - correct answer $50,000 What is a BA? - correct answer Business Associate BAA - correct answer Business Associate Agreement T/F BA's can access PHI on behalf of the hospital for purposes other than treatment. - correct answer True When may you access PHI? - correct answer Only to the extent necessary to perform your job. Breach - correct answer Improper use of disclosure and potential to harm the patient. How long does the hospital have to notify the patient if their PHI is breached? - correct answer 60 days What should you put in the subject line of an email going to a non HaysMed email? - correct answer Secure