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Sally Mitchell was treated for kidney stones at Graham Hospital last year. She now wishes to
review her medical record in person. She has requested to review them by herself in a closed
room. Which of the following is true? - ANSWER Sally's request does not have to be granted
because the hospital is responsible for the integrity of the medical record.
If Sheri requests a copy of her health record from a provider, per HIPAA the provider: - ANSWER
May charge for the cost of copying
General Hospital has denied Crystal's request to access her medical record. The denial is not
subject to appeal. Which of the following is the most likely reason for the denial? - ANSWER The
PHI contains psychotherapy notes
Barbara requested a copy of her PHI from her physician office on August 31. It is now October
10 and she has not heard anything from the physician office. Which of the following statements
is correct? - ANSWER This is a HIPAA violation because the physician's office did not respond
within 30 days
A waived authorization in a research study __________. - ANSWER Can be approved by an
Institutional Review Board or Privacy Board
Emma is getting ready to begin kindergarten. Her school is requesting her immunization records
as required by state law. Per HIPAA, Emma's pediatrician may: - ANSWER Disclose this PHI with
verbal permission from Emma's parent.
The privacy rule generally requires documentation related to its requirements to be retained
for: - ANSWER 6 years
,Which of the following is not required when a covered entity issues a denial of a requested
amendment? - ANSWER A preprinted form on which the individual may dispute the denial
Which of the following is not required to be included in an accounting of disclosures? - ANSWER
Disclosure to the health department reporting the birth of Shelly's son
Jack Mitchell, a patient in Ross Hospital, is being treated for gallstones. He has not opted out of
the facility directory. Callers who request information about him may be given: - ANSWER
General condition and acknowledgement of admission
Kyle likes to request frequent accounting of disclosure reports from all of his providers so he
knows where his PHI is being disseminated. - ANSWER Each covered entity must provide the
first accounting within a 12-month period at no cost
Terry has requested that all written communications from his cardiologist's office be sent to his
work address instead of his home address. The cardiology practice: - ANSWER Must honor this
confidential communication request if it is deemed reasonable
Restriction requests: - ANSWER Must be followed if disclosure would be to a health plan for
payment and the PHI pertains to a service or item paid for in full by someone other than the
health plan
According to the January 2013 Final Rule, an impermissible use or disclosure: - ANSWER Is
presumed to be a breach unless a low probability of compromise is demonstrated
HealthPartners has been the target of a network server hacking incident. 300 patients were
affected. HealthPartners: - ANSWER Must inform the patients of what occurred; the type of PHI
involved; and what steps HealthPartners is taking to prevent future hacking incidents
, Donna Kitchen has written to request an amendment to her PHI from Waldo Hospital. She
states that incorrect information is present on the document in question. The document is an
incident report from Waldo Hospital, which was erroneously placed in Mrs. Kitchen's health
record. The covered entity declines to grant her request based on which privacy rule provision?
- ANSWER It is not part of the designated record set.
With the initiation of HIPAA audits, complaints: - ANSWER Are still used as a way to detect
HIPAA violations
Glenda is a researcher. She is receiving a limited data set from Care Hospital to complete her
research study. In this limited data set, she will receive patient: - ANSWER Dates of birth
If federal and state law conflict, federal law will generally supersede state law under the legal
doctrine of: - ANSWER Preemption
State attorneys general can bring: - ANSWER Civil actions in federal court for individuals
wronged by HIPAA violations
The May 31, 2011 proposed rule introduced the concept of a(n): - ANSWER .
Access report
Which of the following can the HIM department require of a patient who is requesting an
amendment to her PHI? - ANSWER Submit the request in writing
Kelly is a nurse at Riverview Hospital. She believes there are numerous HIPAA privacy rule
violations occurring, but they are not being corrected even though she has brought them to the
privacy officer's attention. She contacts the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to complain. Riverview
Hospital learns that she has submitted a complaint to OCR. - ANSWER Riverview may retaliate
neither against Kelly nor against patients who complain of violations
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Sally Mitchell was treated for kidney stones at Graham Hospital last year. She now wishes to
review her medical record in person. She has requested to review them by herself in a closed
room. Which of the following is true? - ANSWER Sally's request does not have to be granted
because the hospital is responsible for the integrity of the medical record.
If Sheri requests a copy of her health record from a provider, per HIPAA the provider: - ANSWER
May charge for the cost of copying
General Hospital has denied Crystal's request to access her medical record. The denial is not
subject to appeal. Which of the following is the most likely reason for the denial? - ANSWER The
PHI contains psychotherapy notes
Barbara requested a copy of her PHI from her physician office on August 31. It is now October
10 and she has not heard anything from the physician office. Which of the following statements
is correct? - ANSWER This is a HIPAA violation because the physician's office did not respond
within 30 days
A waived authorization in a research study __________. - ANSWER Can be approved by an
Institutional Review Board or Privacy Board
Emma is getting ready to begin kindergarten. Her school is requesting her immunization records
as required by state law. Per HIPAA, Emma's pediatrician may: - ANSWER Disclose this PHI with
verbal permission from Emma's parent.
The privacy rule generally requires documentation related to its requirements to be retained
for: - ANSWER 6 years
,Which of the following is not required when a covered entity issues a denial of a requested
amendment? - ANSWER A preprinted form on which the individual may dispute the denial
Which of the following is not required to be included in an accounting of disclosures? - ANSWER
Disclosure to the health department reporting the birth of Shelly's son
Jack Mitchell, a patient in Ross Hospital, is being treated for gallstones. He has not opted out of
the facility directory. Callers who request information about him may be given: - ANSWER
General condition and acknowledgement of admission
Kyle likes to request frequent accounting of disclosure reports from all of his providers so he
knows where his PHI is being disseminated. - ANSWER Each covered entity must provide the
first accounting within a 12-month period at no cost
Terry has requested that all written communications from his cardiologist's office be sent to his
work address instead of his home address. The cardiology practice: - ANSWER Must honor this
confidential communication request if it is deemed reasonable
Restriction requests: - ANSWER Must be followed if disclosure would be to a health plan for
payment and the PHI pertains to a service or item paid for in full by someone other than the
health plan
According to the January 2013 Final Rule, an impermissible use or disclosure: - ANSWER Is
presumed to be a breach unless a low probability of compromise is demonstrated
HealthPartners has been the target of a network server hacking incident. 300 patients were
affected. HealthPartners: - ANSWER Must inform the patients of what occurred; the type of PHI
involved; and what steps HealthPartners is taking to prevent future hacking incidents
, Donna Kitchen has written to request an amendment to her PHI from Waldo Hospital. She
states that incorrect information is present on the document in question. The document is an
incident report from Waldo Hospital, which was erroneously placed in Mrs. Kitchen's health
record. The covered entity declines to grant her request based on which privacy rule provision?
- ANSWER It is not part of the designated record set.
With the initiation of HIPAA audits, complaints: - ANSWER Are still used as a way to detect
HIPAA violations
Glenda is a researcher. She is receiving a limited data set from Care Hospital to complete her
research study. In this limited data set, she will receive patient: - ANSWER Dates of birth
If federal and state law conflict, federal law will generally supersede state law under the legal
doctrine of: - ANSWER Preemption
State attorneys general can bring: - ANSWER Civil actions in federal court for individuals
wronged by HIPAA violations
The May 31, 2011 proposed rule introduced the concept of a(n): - ANSWER .
Access report
Which of the following can the HIM department require of a patient who is requesting an
amendment to her PHI? - ANSWER Submit the request in writing
Kelly is a nurse at Riverview Hospital. She believes there are numerous HIPAA privacy rule
violations occurring, but they are not being corrected even though she has brought them to the
privacy officer's attention. She contacts the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to complain. Riverview
Hospital learns that she has submitted a complaint to OCR. - ANSWER Riverview may retaliate
neither against Kelly nor against patients who complain of violations
