ELCS EXAM 1 PART 4 | 100 QUESTIONS |
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
HIPAA Answer - The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Portions of HIPAA most important for us Answer - protecting the privacy and
security of health data
PHI Answer - protected health information - any info that is created or
received by a health care provider, health plan, or health care clearinghouse
that relates to or describes the past, present, or future physical or mental
health condition of an individual or past, present, or future payment for the
provision of healthcare to the individual, and that can be used to identify the
individual.
Types of data protected by HIPAA Answer - written documentation, paper
records, medicine labels, ID bracelets, spoken and verbal info including
voicemail, electronic databases, photographs, digital images
18 identifiers that are considered PHI Answer - 1. name
2. geographic subdivisions smaller than a state
3. all elements of date (except year)
4. telephone numbers
5. fax numbers
6. electronic mail address
7. social security number
8. medical record numbers
, 9. health plan beneficiary numbers
10. account numbers
11. certificate/license numbers
12. vehicle identifies and serial numbers
13. device identifiers
14. URLs
15. IP addresses
16. biometric identifiers
17. full face images
18. any other unique identifying number
All ages over _____ are indicative of age according to PHI Answer - 89
Any one of the 18 identifiers combined with ______ is PHI Answer - a
reference to a diagnosis or medical condition
Which Department through the Office for Civil Rights enforces civil monetary
penalties for noncompliance with HIPAA Answer - Department of Health and
Human Services
HIPAA civil penalties include fines from ___ to ____ Answer - $100 to $1.5
million
True or False - HIPAA penalties and fines only apply to covered entities Answer
- FALSE - Penalties and fines apply to members of the work force and other
individuals, NOT just to the covered entities.
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
HIPAA Answer - The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Portions of HIPAA most important for us Answer - protecting the privacy and
security of health data
PHI Answer - protected health information - any info that is created or
received by a health care provider, health plan, or health care clearinghouse
that relates to or describes the past, present, or future physical or mental
health condition of an individual or past, present, or future payment for the
provision of healthcare to the individual, and that can be used to identify the
individual.
Types of data protected by HIPAA Answer - written documentation, paper
records, medicine labels, ID bracelets, spoken and verbal info including
voicemail, electronic databases, photographs, digital images
18 identifiers that are considered PHI Answer - 1. name
2. geographic subdivisions smaller than a state
3. all elements of date (except year)
4. telephone numbers
5. fax numbers
6. electronic mail address
7. social security number
8. medical record numbers
, 9. health plan beneficiary numbers
10. account numbers
11. certificate/license numbers
12. vehicle identifies and serial numbers
13. device identifiers
14. URLs
15. IP addresses
16. biometric identifiers
17. full face images
18. any other unique identifying number
All ages over _____ are indicative of age according to PHI Answer - 89
Any one of the 18 identifiers combined with ______ is PHI Answer - a
reference to a diagnosis or medical condition
Which Department through the Office for Civil Rights enforces civil monetary
penalties for noncompliance with HIPAA Answer - Department of Health and
Human Services
HIPAA civil penalties include fines from ___ to ____ Answer - $100 to $1.5
million
True or False - HIPAA penalties and fines only apply to covered entities Answer
- FALSE - Penalties and fines apply to members of the work force and other
individuals, NOT just to the covered entities.
