course point nov 6

Which of the following terms refers to measures implemented to prevent unauthorized user access to the personal health information of patients?

security

what should you do to avoid faxing confidential information to unauthorized person

verify fax number and see to it that the recipient is authorized to receive confidential information

how can institutions avoid confidential messages that should not be overheard being sent via voice pager ?

restrict the use of voice pagers to messengers which are not confidential

Who is responsible for risk assessment and prevention of security breaches? (Select all that apply.)

Information Technology staff, Physicians, Nurses

Which of the following terms refers to the right of patients to control what happens to their personal health information?

privacy

Audit trails cannot identify individuals who access protected patient information within electronic health records.

false

HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance Protection of Assets Act.

false

Nurses are ethically and legally bound to protecting the security of patient information

true

What safeguards are involved in ensuring patient health information is protected?

Administrative safeguards Technical safeguards Physical safeguards All of the above

Which of the following is a critical component to risk analysis/assessment?

Analyzing system vulnerabilities Reviewing current measures and policies Tracking potential threats All of the above

Effective data management involves protecting against which of the following? (Select all that apply)

Data errors, Unauthorized access, Security breaches, Data loss

Which important health information policy has been strengthened in the wake of growing use of electronic health records, but still sometimes falls short of protecting personal health information?

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) Act

In addition to conducting risk assessments, employee training, data encryption, loss prevention software, and cyber liability insurance are all methods known as which of the following?

Prevention measures

Health care providers should reassure the patient/consumer which safeguard exists in order to protect their personal health information?

Protocols that govern data access

What process should be regularly conducted by a health agency in order to protect patients' PHI?

Risk analysis/assessmen

All patients expect healthcare professionals to be a good steward of safeguarding their protected health information (PHI).

TRUE

What consequences exist for healthcare providers who access protected patient information they have no authority or need to access? (Select all that apply.)

Termination., Suspension

In most healthcare facilities, what group of individuals has primary responsibility for data security?

The information systems team

Which security measure is an important administrative safeguard?

Training staff

Which of the following terms refers to authorized care providers maintaining all personal health information as secret, except to other care providers who need that information and to others that the patient has consented to allow access?

confidentiality

A health care agency only needs to conduct a security risk assessment if a threat is imminent.

false

As the use of electronic health records has increased, so has security; as a result, breaches of health care data have gone down.

false

The hundreds of medical/healthcare record breaches that occur each year affect how many individuals?

millions

Accuracy of data is the responsibility of which groups of individuals? (Select all that apply.)

Physicians, Nurses, Nursing Assistants, Physical Therapists

what should you use to discard copies of patient health information

use secure disposal containers

Which security measure is an important technical safeguard?

Encrypting data

Data inaccuracies can put patients at risk.

True