HIPAA

What year was HIPAA enacted?

What year was HIPAA enacted?

1996

HIPAA only applies to insurance agencies.

False

What does PHI stand for?

Protected Health Information

Is a medical doctor discusses the treatment of the patient with the billing secretary a breach?

No

Is a nurse discussing the status, and the name they like to use, of all the patients in the ward to the oncoming shift in the break room a breach?

Yes

Is a student trainer discussing the injury of a student to the student's geography teacher a breach?

Yes

Is a janitor overhearing the doctor explaining a patient's condition to him as he empties the wastebasket a breach

Yes

What was the purpose of HIPAA

To allow insurance and charts to be quickly shared between doctors.

Is a patient's information allowed to be used for business uses?

Yes

Is a patient's information allowed to be used for teaching uses?

Yes

Is a patient's information allowed to be used for treatment uses?

Yes

Is a patient's information allowed to be used for a peer reviewed journal without permission?

No

Is a patient's information allowed to be used to comply with HCQIA?

Yes

What is the minimum necessary rule?

Only use the amount of PHI needed to perform the task

What does a patient have to do to access their records?

Sign a written request to view for a nominal fee

Was the inclusion of mobile phones enacted through HITECH?

No

Was the notification of breaches enacted through HITECH?

yes

Did an increase in penalties happen through HITECH?

Yes

Did the expansion of covered business associates happen through HITECH?

Yes

The establishment of computer passwords and firewalls would fall under which type of safeguard required by the Security Rule of HIPAA?

Technical

Can you share your password?

No

For a PHI disclosure, what is the jail time?

10

How much is a disclosure fine?

1.5 Million

Patients, generally, will not be informed of their rights under HIPAA, but can look them up on the DHS website

False

When patients pay for their healthcare bills, "out of their own pocket," they can have information kept private from their permanent health record

False

HIPAA is enforced by which agency under the Department of Health and Human Services?

DHHS-OCR Office for Civil Rights

Prior to starting clinical rotations with real patients, HIPAA training must be provided

True

Prior to starting clinical rotations with real patients, HIPAA training must be provided.

True

A patient can refute information in the chart that they feel is inaccurate or false.

True

If you suspect someone is violating HIPAA privacy policy, you should

Report it to an authorized adult

During class the Sports Medicine teacher discusses the injuries from last night's game to the group of active student trainers, not the students in the class. This is:

Not a violation due to Operational Purposes

QA/QI stands for what?

Quality Assurance / Quality Improvement

Protected health information connects a patient identifier to any of her or his health information

True

Under HIPAA, a patient has the right to request a change to information to her/his medical record, and the provider must comply and always make the change

False