HIPAA Privacy Rule Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
Covered Entity - Correct answer-health plans, healthcare clearinghouse and
healthcare providers who electronically transmit information under standards of
operation established by HHS
HIPAA - Correct answer-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
created to improve continuity of health insurance coverage and the administration
of health care services
HIPAA's Privacy Rule - Correct answer-Protects patients information so it is
available to those who need to see it, while protecting that information from those
who should not
Covered entities - Correct answer-Organizations that access the personal health
information of patients. They include health care providers, health plans, and
health care clearinghouses.
Health care provider - Correct answer-Any professional who provides health care
services
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,Workforce - Correct answer-As defined in the HIPAA law, includes everyone
involved with a covered entity whether or not they are full time and whether or not
they get paid.
an employee within a Covered Entitity
any member of a service contracted with a facility that does not make use of PHI,
ex. laundry, cleaning services, etc.
Individually identifiable health information (IIHI) - Correct answer-Health care
data that can be connected to a specific person
Protected health information (PHI) - Correct answer-Any identifiable patient health
information regardless of the form in which it is stored
Use - Correct answer-As defined by HIPAA, the sharing of information between
people working in the same health care facility for the purpose of caring for a
patient
means, with respect to individually identifiable health information, the sharing,
employment, application, utilization, examination, or analysis of such information
within an entity that maintains such information
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, Disclosure - Correct answer-As defined by HIPAA, the sharing of information
between health care professionals working in separate entities, or facilities, in the
course of caring for a patient
Incidental use and disclosure - Correct answer-The accidental release of PHI
during the course of proper patient care
Minimum necessary - Correct answer-Reveal only the smallest amount of
information required to accomplish the task and no more
when using any PHI, a covered entity must generally make reasonable efforts to
limit itself to the minimum necessary to accomplish the intended purpose of the
use, disclosure, or request
portability - Correct answer-protects and guarantees health insurance coverage
when an employee changes jobs
accountability - Correct answer-protects health data integrity, confidentiality, and
availability
privacy - Correct answer-the right of an individual to keep his/her individual health
information from being disclosed
disclose - Correct answer-release or divulgence of information by an entity to
persons or organizations outside of that entity
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Questions and Answers
Covered Entity - Correct answer-health plans, healthcare clearinghouse and
healthcare providers who electronically transmit information under standards of
operation established by HHS
HIPAA - Correct answer-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
created to improve continuity of health insurance coverage and the administration
of health care services
HIPAA's Privacy Rule - Correct answer-Protects patients information so it is
available to those who need to see it, while protecting that information from those
who should not
Covered entities - Correct answer-Organizations that access the personal health
information of patients. They include health care providers, health plans, and
health care clearinghouses.
Health care provider - Correct answer-Any professional who provides health care
services
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,Workforce - Correct answer-As defined in the HIPAA law, includes everyone
involved with a covered entity whether or not they are full time and whether or not
they get paid.
an employee within a Covered Entitity
any member of a service contracted with a facility that does not make use of PHI,
ex. laundry, cleaning services, etc.
Individually identifiable health information (IIHI) - Correct answer-Health care
data that can be connected to a specific person
Protected health information (PHI) - Correct answer-Any identifiable patient health
information regardless of the form in which it is stored
Use - Correct answer-As defined by HIPAA, the sharing of information between
people working in the same health care facility for the purpose of caring for a
patient
means, with respect to individually identifiable health information, the sharing,
employment, application, utilization, examination, or analysis of such information
within an entity that maintains such information
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, Disclosure - Correct answer-As defined by HIPAA, the sharing of information
between health care professionals working in separate entities, or facilities, in the
course of caring for a patient
Incidental use and disclosure - Correct answer-The accidental release of PHI
during the course of proper patient care
Minimum necessary - Correct answer-Reveal only the smallest amount of
information required to accomplish the task and no more
when using any PHI, a covered entity must generally make reasonable efforts to
limit itself to the minimum necessary to accomplish the intended purpose of the
use, disclosure, or request
portability - Correct answer-protects and guarantees health insurance coverage
when an employee changes jobs
accountability - Correct answer-protects health data integrity, confidentiality, and
availability
privacy - Correct answer-the right of an individual to keep his/her individual health
information from being disclosed
disclose - Correct answer-release or divulgence of information by an entity to
persons or organizations outside of that entity
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