HIPAA EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. What is a Covered Entity(CE)?
Answer •Any healthcare organization, including healthcare providers, health- care plans, and
public health authorities
2. What does the term "PHI" stand for?
Answer •Protected Health Information
3. A Facility is defined as
Answer •Physical premises and interior or exterior of a building
4. Software that is designed to cause damage is called
Answer •Malicious Software
5. Employees and contractors of the Army as well as Soldiers with
access to Soldier health records are covered by the law.
Answer •TRUE
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, 6. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is
aimed at ensuring the portability of health Insurance for individuals.
Answer •TRUE
7. For obtaining health information under false pretenses, you could
face fines of up to $100,000 and/or five years in prison.
Answer •TRUE
8. The minimum personal fine per day per occurrence for non
compliance with HIPAA is
Answer •100
9. Business associates working on behalf of a CE are required to
have a HIPAA certificate.
Answer •TRUE
10. PHI refers to only health information that is stored
electronically.
Answer •FALSE
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1. What is a Covered Entity(CE)?
Answer •Any healthcare organization, including healthcare providers, health- care plans, and
public health authorities
2. What does the term "PHI" stand for?
Answer •Protected Health Information
3. A Facility is defined as
Answer •Physical premises and interior or exterior of a building
4. Software that is designed to cause damage is called
Answer •Malicious Software
5. Employees and contractors of the Army as well as Soldiers with
access to Soldier health records are covered by the law.
Answer •TRUE
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, 6. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is
aimed at ensuring the portability of health Insurance for individuals.
Answer •TRUE
7. For obtaining health information under false pretenses, you could
face fines of up to $100,000 and/or five years in prison.
Answer •TRUE
8. The minimum personal fine per day per occurrence for non
compliance with HIPAA is
Answer •100
9. Business associates working on behalf of a CE are required to
have a HIPAA certificate.
Answer •TRUE
10. PHI refers to only health information that is stored
electronically.
Answer •FALSE
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