Fundamentals of HIPAA questions
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There is a 24-month grace period after the effective date for the HIPAA rules before a covered
entity must comply with the ruling. - correct answer ✔✔True
The HIPAA Security Officer is responsible for - correct answer ✔✔safeguarding all electronic
patient health information.
What is a major point of the Title I portion of HIPAA? - correct answer ✔✔Guarantee of
renewability
Written policies are a responsibility of the HIPAA Officer. - correct answer ✔✔True.
HIPAA Officers are responsible to see that policies are written for each department of their
facilities.
Which is not a responsibility of the HIPAA Officer? - correct answer ✔✔Safeguarding the
security of clinical records
Under HIPAA, providers may choose to submit claims either on paper or electronically. - correct
answer ✔✔It depends whether they are a small or large provider
PHI has been defined in HIPAA by - correct answer ✔✔CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services).
Which group is not one of the three covered entities? - correct answer ✔✔Patients
, Industry-wide standards for health claims bring simplification because - correct answer ✔✔all
transactions are the same format and any payer will accept claims.
The HIPAA Privacy Officer is responsible for - correct answer ✔✔tracking who has access to PHI.
Which department would need to help the Security Officer most? - correct answer
✔✔Information Services and Technology
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is responsible to notify all health care
providers of changes in the HIPAA rulings - correct answer ✔✔True
With the passage of HIPAA, large health care providers would be treated with faster service
since their volume of claims is larger than small rural providers. - correct answer ✔✔True
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is responsible to notify all health care
providers of changes in the HIPAA rulings. - correct answer ✔✔False
PHI (protected health information) is - correct answer ✔✔all individually identifiable personal
information obtained through healthcare
Which is the most efficient means to store PHI? - correct answer ✔✔Electronic storage
Only clinical staff need to understand HIPAA. - correct answer ✔✔False.
Anyone who is exposed to PHI in the course of a job at a health care facility must abide by
HIPAA.
Medical Savings Account (now Health Savings Account) is a means to shelter funds from taxes to
pay for - correct answer ✔✔medical expenses.
with complete solutions passed
There is a 24-month grace period after the effective date for the HIPAA rules before a covered
entity must comply with the ruling. - correct answer ✔✔True
The HIPAA Security Officer is responsible for - correct answer ✔✔safeguarding all electronic
patient health information.
What is a major point of the Title I portion of HIPAA? - correct answer ✔✔Guarantee of
renewability
Written policies are a responsibility of the HIPAA Officer. - correct answer ✔✔True.
HIPAA Officers are responsible to see that policies are written for each department of their
facilities.
Which is not a responsibility of the HIPAA Officer? - correct answer ✔✔Safeguarding the
security of clinical records
Under HIPAA, providers may choose to submit claims either on paper or electronically. - correct
answer ✔✔It depends whether they are a small or large provider
PHI has been defined in HIPAA by - correct answer ✔✔CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services).
Which group is not one of the three covered entities? - correct answer ✔✔Patients
, Industry-wide standards for health claims bring simplification because - correct answer ✔✔all
transactions are the same format and any payer will accept claims.
The HIPAA Privacy Officer is responsible for - correct answer ✔✔tracking who has access to PHI.
Which department would need to help the Security Officer most? - correct answer
✔✔Information Services and Technology
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is responsible to notify all health care
providers of changes in the HIPAA rulings - correct answer ✔✔True
With the passage of HIPAA, large health care providers would be treated with faster service
since their volume of claims is larger than small rural providers. - correct answer ✔✔True
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is responsible to notify all health care
providers of changes in the HIPAA rulings. - correct answer ✔✔False
PHI (protected health information) is - correct answer ✔✔all individually identifiable personal
information obtained through healthcare
Which is the most efficient means to store PHI? - correct answer ✔✔Electronic storage
Only clinical staff need to understand HIPAA. - correct answer ✔✔False.
Anyone who is exposed to PHI in the course of a job at a health care facility must abide by
HIPAA.
Medical Savings Account (now Health Savings Account) is a means to shelter funds from taxes to
pay for - correct answer ✔✔medical expenses.
