in determining what constitutes a reasonable safeguard for the protection of patient privacy, we should
assess the risk without consideration of patient care. t or f - false
if a business associate violates the privacy of an individual, it is not necessary for the covered entity to
investigate o...
GG MOA 160 HIPAA Exam
in determining what constitutes a reasonable safeguard for the protection of patient privacy, we should
assess the risk without consideration of patient care. t or f - false
if a business associate violates the privacy of an individual, it is not necessary for the covered entity to
investigate or act upon knowledge of the violation. t or f - false
a federal official who may be requested by the covered entity to preside over a trial-type hearing and
make decisions to resolve disputes. - administrative law judge
a healthcare employee, volunteer, student, or trainee; responsible for protecting patients health
information. - workforce member
a__________is an order of the court that prohibits parties from using protected health information for
any purpose other than litigation or proceedings for which PHI has been requested. - qualified
protective order
an organization or person who provides services to a healthcare organization and requires protected
health information to carry out that function or activity. - business associate
any piece of information that identifies or could be used to identify a specific individual is referred to in
the healthcare setting as... - protected health information
any provider, health plan, or clearinghouse to which the privacy rule applies. - covered entity
as workforce members we must understand that if an incident of noncompliance with the privacy rule is
not resolved by the covered entity in a satisfactory manner, the office of civil rights may... -
impose a civil monetary penalty
, as workforce members, it is important for us to understand the purpose of HIPAA. furthermore, we
should be able to explain the purpose of this legislation to patients. in this training HIPAA has been
described as: - 1. a catalyst for change in American healthcare
2. federal legislation focused on healthcare reform
3. a complex and for-reaching set of healthcare regulatory requirements
as workforce members, we must be aware that under the privacy rule access to medical records... -
is not restricted, other than psychotherapy, on the basis of diagnosis
it is essential that workforce members understand that the privacy rule applies to: - paper,
electronic, and oral communications
many healthcare organizations are adopting _____policies in regard to workforce members who violate
the organizations privacy policies. - zero tolerance
monies collected under penalties imposed under the privacy rule are deposited by the________, not
distributed to the complainant. - US treasury
officers of the federal, state, or local govt who have legal authority to investigate violations of the law. -
law enforcement
on detecting a privacy rule violation, the US dept of health and human services will exercise discretion to
consider not only what harm has been done but also the willingness of the covered entity to achieve
voluntary compliance. t or f - true
if you have made your best effort to obtain a patients signature verifying that he or she has received the
notice of privacy practices but the patient has refused to sign, you are required to document the reason
that you are not able to obtain the signature. t or f - true
that govt agency that accepts and investigates complaints related to the privacy rule. - office of
civil rights
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