HIPAA Practice Exam Questions And
Answers
When did HIPAA Become law? -
correct answer ✅August 21, 1996
What does the acronym HIPAA mean? -
correct answer ✅Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996.
What are other names for HIPAA? -
correct answer ✅1) Public Law 104-194 (H.R. 3103)
2) The Kennedy Kassebaum Bill
Why was HIPAA passed? -
correct answer ✅a. Improve portability and continuity of health
insurance coverage.
b. Combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and health
care delivery
c. Promote the use of medical savings accounts
d. Improve access to long term health care coverage
e. Simplify the administration of health insurance
, HIPAA Practice Exam Questions And
Answers
Which Title is "The Heart of HIPPA legislation?" -
correct answer ✅Title II Administrative Simplification
What is the purpose of HIPAA? -
correct answer ✅To standardize Health care transactions as well
as rules which protect the privacy and security of health
information.
When was the final "Privacy Rule published? -
correct answer ✅April 14, 2001
When was the final Security Rule published? -
correct answer ✅February 20, 2003
How has HIPAA impacted the Health care industry? -
correct answer ✅- Standardization of transactions to electronic for
administrative and financial health care transactions.
- Unique health identifiers for employers, health plans,health care
providers and individuals
- Security standards protecting the confidentiality, integrity and
availability of Individually Identifiable Health Information (IIHI).
Answers
When did HIPAA Become law? -
correct answer ✅August 21, 1996
What does the acronym HIPAA mean? -
correct answer ✅Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996.
What are other names for HIPAA? -
correct answer ✅1) Public Law 104-194 (H.R. 3103)
2) The Kennedy Kassebaum Bill
Why was HIPAA passed? -
correct answer ✅a. Improve portability and continuity of health
insurance coverage.
b. Combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and health
care delivery
c. Promote the use of medical savings accounts
d. Improve access to long term health care coverage
e. Simplify the administration of health insurance
, HIPAA Practice Exam Questions And
Answers
Which Title is "The Heart of HIPPA legislation?" -
correct answer ✅Title II Administrative Simplification
What is the purpose of HIPAA? -
correct answer ✅To standardize Health care transactions as well
as rules which protect the privacy and security of health
information.
When was the final "Privacy Rule published? -
correct answer ✅April 14, 2001
When was the final Security Rule published? -
correct answer ✅February 20, 2003
How has HIPAA impacted the Health care industry? -
correct answer ✅- Standardization of transactions to electronic for
administrative and financial health care transactions.
- Unique health identifiers for employers, health plans,health care
providers and individuals
- Security standards protecting the confidentiality, integrity and
availability of Individually Identifiable Health Information (IIHI).
