Ethics-HIPAA Quiz

Which of the following is NOT one of the three rules made by HIPAA to safeguard the Privacy and Security of patient's medical information?

• Enforcement Rule

• Release of information

  Rule

• Security Rule

• Privacy Rule

You are working at a MD office, when a patient's results are positive for TB. Any positive TB result must be reported to the local health department. You will need to report these results. This is an example of ________ and _______

• use and release

• use and share

• result and disclose

• use and disclose

Which of the following is NOT a PHYSCIAL Safeguard to help protect patients EPHI?

• ID Badges

• Anti-virus Software

• Regularly changing passwords

• Security guards

If a breech of PHI occurs, which of the following is required?

• A notification of the breech needs to be made within 5 days of the breech

• News Media must be notified if the breech affected 100 or more people

• Patients do not need to be notified of the breech

• News Media must be notified if the breech has affected 500 or more people

Which of the following statements is FALSE about penalty fines for HIPAA violations?

• The fines are $1.5 million per violation

• The fines can be issued to individuals as well as companies

• The fines cannot exceed $2.5 million

HIPAA is a set of state laws created to protect the privacy and security of a patient's health information.

• True

• False

A patient is given pharmacy samples by their MD. This is an example of marketing and violates HIPAA.

• True

• False

PHI is any information about a person's health that is created by a healthcare provider. Which of the following is NOT a PHI documents?

• Physician's Notes

• Test Results

• Billing and Insurance information

• Patient Education Materials

Stepping away from exposed computer screens or leaving paper records visible on your desk increases the risks of unauthorized third parties viewing PHI which can lead to a HIPAA violation.

• True

• False

_________ training is a requirement to uphold HIPAA.

• Corporate

• Patient

• Compliance