HIPAA

Physical safeguards are:

-Physical measures, including policies and procedures that are used to protect electronic information systems and related buildings and equipment, from natural and environmental hazards, and unauthorized intrusion

The HIPAA Security Rule applies to which of the following?

ALL OF THE ABOVE

Which of the following are true statements about limited data sets?

ALL OF THE ABOVE

Which of the following statements about the Privacy Act are true?

ALL OF THE ABOVE

Under HIPAA, a covered entity (CE) is defined as:

a health plan, a health care clearinghouse, or a health care provider engaged in standard electronic transactions covered by HIPAA.

If an individual believes that a DoD covered entity is not complying with HIPAA, he or she may file a complaint with the:

the DHA Privacy Office, HHS Secretary, MTF HIPAA Privacy Officer

Which of the following are breach prevention best practices?

All of the above

What of the following are categories for punishing violations of federal health care laws?

All of the above: criminal penalties, civil money penalties, & sanctions

Technical safeguards are:

Information technology and the associated policies and procedures that are used to protect and control access to ePHI

Which of the following are examples of PII?

Social Security Number Home address Telephone ALL OF THE ABOVE

A breach as defined by the DoD is broader than a HIPAA breach (or breach defined by HHS)

TRUE

A covered entity must have an established complaint process

TRUE

HIPAA provides individuals with the right to request an accounting of disclosures of their PHI.

TRUE

The e-Government Act promotes the use of electronic government services by the public and improves the use of information technology in the government

TRUE

Under the Privacy Act, individuals have the right to request amendments of their records contained in a system of records

TRUE

Which of the following are common causes of breaches?

Theft and intentional unauthorized access to PHI and PII Human error Lost or stolen electronic media devices or paper records