HIPAA

HIPAA was born mainly because ___________________

• Medical records became electronic

• paper medical records became too large

• paper medical records are a fire hazard

• none of these

HIPAA stands for _______________________

• Hospital Insurance Privacy and Accountability Act

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

• Heavy Industry Problem and Accountability Act

• None of these

HIPAA became effective on _______________

• January 1996

• April 2003

• May 2021

• November 2014

HIPAA covers information that can be found in _____________________

• written information only

• Health information stored in computer files

• Information shared to banks and loan institutions

• School records of grades

True or False

Organizations or individuals that violate the privacy rules are subject to monetary fines up to $250,000

• True

• False

Organizations or individuals that violate the privacy rules are subject to criminal charges of up to ____ years in jail.

• 1

• 2

• 5

• 10

Every agency must do all of the following EXCEPT:

• appoint a privacy officer

• provide education on HIPAA and organizational policies and procedures

• develop a process for handling privacy related complaints

• terminating the employment of violators

True or False

The patient's address MUST be kept confidential

• True

• False

HIPAA guarantees several right to patients including the :

• right to privacy

• right to have their name witheld from patient directories

• Right to have foods brought in from the area's expensive stores

• right to request that individuals are not told of their presence in our facilities

Every patient should receive a "notice" that gives patients all of the following except:

• Information about their rights

• The name of the security officer

• A description of how their PHI may be used by the facility

• A comprehensive list of others to whom their health information