HIPAA Study Guide
Law Enforcement - correct answer ✔Officers of the federal, state, or local
government who have legal authority to investigate violations of the law
Department of Justice - correct answer ✔The government agency that
investigates the most serious violations of the Privacy Rule
Individual - correct answer ✔The person who is seeking medical care: the
person whose information we are protecting
Business Associate - correct answer ✔An organization or person who
provides services to a healthcare organization and requires protected health
information to carry out that function or activity
Office of Civil Rights - correct answer ✔The government agency that accepts
and investigates Complaints related to the Privacy Rule
Work Force Member - correct answer ✔A healthcare employee, volunteer,
student, or trainee; responsible for protecting patients health information
Administrative Law Judge - correct answer ✔A federal official who may be
requested by a covered entity to preside over a trial-type hearing and make
decisions to resolve disputes
Covered Entity - correct answer ✔Any provider, health plan, or
clearinghouse to which the Privacy Rule applies
, Protected Healthcare Information - correct answer ✔Any piece of information
that identifies or could be used to identify a specific individual is referred to in
the healthcare setting as
Use - correct answer ✔The act of accessing any health information by a
workforce member for the purpose of performing a task within a healthcare
organization is referred to as
Disclosure - correct answer ✔The release, transfer, or sharing of health
information with another individual or entity outside the healthcare
organization holding this information is referred to as
impermissible - correct answer ✔Unnecessary use or disclosure of health
information that could have been reasonably prevented is referred to as
Zero Tolerance - correct answer ✔Many healthcare organization are
adopting policies in regard to workforce members who violate the
organizations privacy policies
Valid - correct answer ✔When protected health information (PHI) is being
used or disclosed for reasons other than treatment, payment, or healthcare
operations, the authorization for the release of the PHI must be
Retaliation - correct answer ✔The Privacy Rule prohibits acts of revenge,
known as ______ against any person filing a complaint about a privacy
violation
Qualitive Protected Order - correct answer ✔A_______ Is an order of the
court that prohibits parties from using protected health information (PHI) for
any purpose other than litigation or proceedings for which the PHI has been
requested
Law Enforcement - correct answer ✔Officers of the federal, state, or local
government who have legal authority to investigate violations of the law
Department of Justice - correct answer ✔The government agency that
investigates the most serious violations of the Privacy Rule
Individual - correct answer ✔The person who is seeking medical care: the
person whose information we are protecting
Business Associate - correct answer ✔An organization or person who
provides services to a healthcare organization and requires protected health
information to carry out that function or activity
Office of Civil Rights - correct answer ✔The government agency that accepts
and investigates Complaints related to the Privacy Rule
Work Force Member - correct answer ✔A healthcare employee, volunteer,
student, or trainee; responsible for protecting patients health information
Administrative Law Judge - correct answer ✔A federal official who may be
requested by a covered entity to preside over a trial-type hearing and make
decisions to resolve disputes
Covered Entity - correct answer ✔Any provider, health plan, or
clearinghouse to which the Privacy Rule applies
, Protected Healthcare Information - correct answer ✔Any piece of information
that identifies or could be used to identify a specific individual is referred to in
the healthcare setting as
Use - correct answer ✔The act of accessing any health information by a
workforce member for the purpose of performing a task within a healthcare
organization is referred to as
Disclosure - correct answer ✔The release, transfer, or sharing of health
information with another individual or entity outside the healthcare
organization holding this information is referred to as
impermissible - correct answer ✔Unnecessary use or disclosure of health
information that could have been reasonably prevented is referred to as
Zero Tolerance - correct answer ✔Many healthcare organization are
adopting policies in regard to workforce members who violate the
organizations privacy policies
Valid - correct answer ✔When protected health information (PHI) is being
used or disclosed for reasons other than treatment, payment, or healthcare
operations, the authorization for the release of the PHI must be
Retaliation - correct answer ✔The Privacy Rule prohibits acts of revenge,
known as ______ against any person filing a complaint about a privacy
violation
Qualitive Protected Order - correct answer ✔A_______ Is an order of the
court that prohibits parties from using protected health information (PHI) for
any purpose other than litigation or proceedings for which the PHI has been
requested
