HIPAA Final Exam Questions and Answers
1. Dr. A referred Mrs. B to Mercy Hospital for treatment of her melanoma.
Dr. A has requested Mrs. B's medical records from Mercy Hospital, and the
clerk gives them to him. This action would be in compliance with HIPAA
regulations.
Answer true
2. The HIPAA Security Rule........
Answer Applies to health plans, health care clearinghouses, and to any health
care provider who transmits health information in electronic form.
3. It would be appropriate to release patient information to.......
Answer The physician who referred the patient to the facility.
4. The marketing department of a hospital contacts the cancer registry
for a list of every person treated for breast cancer at the facility in order
to do outreach for a breast cancer fundraising event. This action would
be in compliance with HIPAA regulations.
Answer false
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, 5. Non-Sensitive Personally Identifiable Information.......
Answer
6. For quality of data, the NAACCR Standards state that Certified Tumor
Regis-trars (CTRs) or those who are CTR-eligible SHOULD be used for
performing data collection activities.
Answer true
7. A cancer registrar should access patient information.........
Answer not If an administrator
requests the diagnosis of a patient.
8. State collection of follow-up cancer data can be collected ........
Answer not With permission from the patient's primary physician.
9. The entity responsible for the enforcement of HIPAA is....
Answer not IRB HHS
10. The Common Rule offers protection for....
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1. Dr. A referred Mrs. B to Mercy Hospital for treatment of her melanoma.
Dr. A has requested Mrs. B's medical records from Mercy Hospital, and the
clerk gives them to him. This action would be in compliance with HIPAA
regulations.
Answer true
2. The HIPAA Security Rule........
Answer Applies to health plans, health care clearinghouses, and to any health
care provider who transmits health information in electronic form.
3. It would be appropriate to release patient information to.......
Answer The physician who referred the patient to the facility.
4. The marketing department of a hospital contacts the cancer registry
for a list of every person treated for breast cancer at the facility in order
to do outreach for a breast cancer fundraising event. This action would
be in compliance with HIPAA regulations.
Answer false
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, 5. Non-Sensitive Personally Identifiable Information.......
Answer
6. For quality of data, the NAACCR Standards state that Certified Tumor
Regis-trars (CTRs) or those who are CTR-eligible SHOULD be used for
performing data collection activities.
Answer true
7. A cancer registrar should access patient information.........
Answer not If an administrator
requests the diagnosis of a patient.
8. State collection of follow-up cancer data can be collected ........
Answer not With permission from the patient's primary physician.
9. The entity responsible for the enforcement of HIPAA is....
Answer not IRB HHS
10. The Common Rule offers protection for....
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