HIPAA EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following is a circumstance that led to the 1996 passage of the federal
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act? - Answers -The rising cost of
medical care has made consumers unable to seek needed treatment
Which of the following acts contained many key changes to HIPAA as part of the Title
XIII? - Answers -ARRA
Which of the following administrative bodies has enforcement authority for HIPAA
Administrative Simplification Standards, including transactions, code sets, and
identifiers? - Answers -Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Health care providers can disclose patient information according to HIPAA legislators,
but they must identify a reason for each use. Which of the following is the correct term
for this reason? - Answers -Permission
Which of the following is a recommended guideline for preventing incidental disclosures
of PHI without authorization from the patient? - Answers -Do not place patient charts
outside exam rooms unless the file is reasonably protected
Health care practitioners and facilities may be asked to disclose PHI " for the public
good." With off the following is a recommended guideline for this process? - Answers -
Release PHI to public health authorities if child abuse or neglect is suspected
In which of the following cases would it be forbidden to disclose PHI about a person? -
Answers -When the person is the subject of an investigation
There are eight circumstances that apply concerning the disclosure of PHI to law
enforcement officials. Which of the following is not one of these circumstances? -
Answers -In the case of a birth injury
A healthcare professional provides a limited data set for research purposes. The
recipient then enters into an agreement promising specified safeguards for the
protected health information within the limited data seo. What is the definition of a
limited data set? - Answers -Protected health information with removal of certain patient
identifiers
What is the initial patient action if he or she feels a health care practitioner has violated
the HIPAA privacy rule? - Answers -The patient must file a written complaint with the
secretary of HHS
Standard 3 of the HIPAA legislation is the security rule.What does the term "security "
mean in this situation? - Answers -Polices are put in place to protect electronic PHI from
unauthorized access
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