HIPAA Overview Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
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Who must comply with HIPAA regulations?
A) Patients only
B) Only doctors
✔✔C) Covered entities and business associates
D) Insurance policyholders
Which of the following is considered a covered entity under HIPAA?
A) A local bakery
✔✔B) A health insurance company
C) A school board
D) A car dealership
Which of the following requires patient authorization before disclosure?
A) Reporting contagious diseases to public health
✔✔B) Sharing patient information for marketing purposes
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,C) Billing insurance companies
D) Treating the patient directly
The Privacy Rule gives patients the right to do what?
A) Refuse to pay bills
✔✔B) Access and amend their health records
C) Avoid vaccinations
D) Share their records publicly
Which safeguard type is required by HIPAA?
A) Personal safeguard
✔✔B) Administrative, technical, and physical safeguards
C) Recreational safeguard
D) Financial safeguard
When should a HIPAA breach be reported?
A) Only if the patient asks
✔✔B) As soon as it is discovered, within the required timeframe
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,C) Once a year during audits
D) After six months
What does the HIPAA Security Rule specifically address?
A) Food safety in hospitals
✔✔B) Protection of electronic PHI (ePHI)
C) Doctor-patient conversations
D) Cleaning patient rooms
What is the main purpose of HIPAA?
A) To reduce medical costs
✔✔B) To protect patient privacy and secure health information
C) To limit hospital hours
D) To regulate prescription drugs
Which action would be a HIPAA violation?
A) Using password protection for records
✔✔B) Discussing patient information in a public hallway
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, C) Encrypting emails with PHI
D) Locking paper files in cabinets
What does HIPAA stand for?
A) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
✔✔B) Health Information Privacy and Accountability Act
C) Hospital Information Protection and Access Act
D) Healthcare Integrity Protection and Accountability Act
Which type of information is protected under HIPAA?
A) Employment history
B) Academic records
✔✔C) Protected Health Information (PHI)
D) Social media activity
Which of the following is an example of PHI?
A) Favorite color
✔✔B) Patient’s medical record number
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Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
Who must comply with HIPAA regulations?
A) Patients only
B) Only doctors
✔✔C) Covered entities and business associates
D) Insurance policyholders
Which of the following is considered a covered entity under HIPAA?
A) A local bakery
✔✔B) A health insurance company
C) A school board
D) A car dealership
Which of the following requires patient authorization before disclosure?
A) Reporting contagious diseases to public health
✔✔B) Sharing patient information for marketing purposes
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,C) Billing insurance companies
D) Treating the patient directly
The Privacy Rule gives patients the right to do what?
A) Refuse to pay bills
✔✔B) Access and amend their health records
C) Avoid vaccinations
D) Share their records publicly
Which safeguard type is required by HIPAA?
A) Personal safeguard
✔✔B) Administrative, technical, and physical safeguards
C) Recreational safeguard
D) Financial safeguard
When should a HIPAA breach be reported?
A) Only if the patient asks
✔✔B) As soon as it is discovered, within the required timeframe
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,C) Once a year during audits
D) After six months
What does the HIPAA Security Rule specifically address?
A) Food safety in hospitals
✔✔B) Protection of electronic PHI (ePHI)
C) Doctor-patient conversations
D) Cleaning patient rooms
What is the main purpose of HIPAA?
A) To reduce medical costs
✔✔B) To protect patient privacy and secure health information
C) To limit hospital hours
D) To regulate prescription drugs
Which action would be a HIPAA violation?
A) Using password protection for records
✔✔B) Discussing patient information in a public hallway
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, C) Encrypting emails with PHI
D) Locking paper files in cabinets
What does HIPAA stand for?
A) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
✔✔B) Health Information Privacy and Accountability Act
C) Hospital Information Protection and Access Act
D) Healthcare Integrity Protection and Accountability Act
Which type of information is protected under HIPAA?
A) Employment history
B) Academic records
✔✔C) Protected Health Information (PHI)
D) Social media activity
Which of the following is an example of PHI?
A) Favorite color
✔✔B) Patient’s medical record number
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