HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules

What does the HIPAA Privacy Rule establish?

• National standards to protect individuals' medical records

• Guidelines for electronic transactions

• Rules for financial transactions

• Standards for educational records.

The HIPAA Privacy Rule applies to which of the following?

• Health plans and organizations such as MCG

• Educational institutions

• Financial institutions

• Retail businesses

What rights does the HIPAA Privacy Rule give individuals over their health information?

• Right to delete

• Right to examine and obtain a copy

• Right to sell

• Right to ignore

The Security Rule requires safeguards to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and security of what type of information?

• Financial data

• Electronic protected health information

• Educational records

• Retail transactions

What is the main focus of the HIPAA Security Rule?

• Protecting financial data

• Protecting electronic protected health information

• Protecting educational records

• Protecting retail transactions.

What must covered entities ensure according to the Security Rule?

• Confidentiality, integrity, and availability of e-PHI

• Profitability

• Market share

• Customer satisfaction

The HIPAA Privacy Rule protects PHI that you hold or transmit in any form, including (a)   .

• Electronic, paper, or verbal
• Financial, educational, or retail
• Oral, written, or digital
• None of the above.

Covered entities must protect against reasonably anticipated threats to the _______ of the information.

• Security or integrity

• Profitability

• Market share

• Customer satisfaction

The HIPAA Security Rule requires administrative, physical, and _______ safeguards.

• Technical

• Financial

• Educational

• Retail

What does the HIPAA Privacy Rule define as 'protected health information'?

• Financial data

• Individually identifiable health information

• Educational records

• Retail transactions