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HIPAA OVERVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
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HIPAA OVERVIEW EXAM QUESTIONSWITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
What does HIPAA stand for? - Answer-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act
Under what president was the HIPAA act passed? - Answer-Bill Clinton
What was the HIPAA law made for? - Answer-Establish basic privacy and security
protection of health information
Who is federally required to attend HIPAA training? - Answer-Employees in contact with
"protected health information"
What is protected by HIPAA? - Answer-Protected health information
What does PHI stand for? What is it? - Answer-Stands for protected health information,
and it is any individually identifiable health information
What are some examples of PHI? - Answer-Medical charts, problem logs, photographs
and videotapes, communication between health care professionals, billing records,
health plan claims records, and health insurance policy number
What are some direct identifiers? - Answer-Social security number, individual's name,
SSN, driver's license numbers, etc.
What are some indirect identifiers? - Answer-Address, birthdates except for the year,
etc.
How does HIPAA protect PHI? - Answer-Limits who may use or disclose PHI, limits
purposes for which PHI may be used or disclosed, limits amount of information that may
be used or disclosed, and requires safeguards over how PHI is used, stored, and
disclosed
What is the minimum necessary rule? - Answer-Use or disclosure of PHI is limited to the
minimum amount necessary to accomplish the purpose/complete the task
What are safeguarding PHI rules? - Answer-Do not access PHI you do not need, do not
discuss PHI with individuals who do not need to know it, and do not provide PHI to
anyone not authorized to receive it
What should you avoid when safeguarding? - Answer-Avoid discussing PHI in front of
others, leaving records accessible to patients or others, positioning monitors where
others can view them, and using printers located in public/unsecure areas
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