DHA-US001 HIPAA Challenge Exam

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

When must a breach be reported to the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team?

Within 1 hour of discovery

Which of the following are breach prevention best practices?

All of the above -Access only the minimum amount of PHI/ PII necessary -Logoff or lock your workstation when it is unattended -Promptly retrieve documents containing PHI/PII from the printer

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

All of the above -Balances the privacy rights of individuals with the Government's need to collect and maintain information -Regulates how federal agencies solicit and collect personally identifiable information (PII) -Sets forth requirements for the maintenance, use, and disclosure of PII

Which of the following are fundamental objectives of information security?

All of the above -Confidentiality -Integrity -Availability

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

All of the above -Criminal penalties -Civil money penalties -Sanctions

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

All of the above -DHA Privacy Office -HHS Secretary -MTF HIPAA Privacy Officer

In which of the following circumstances must an individual be given the opportunity to agree or object to the use and disclosure of their PHI?

Both A and C -Before their information is included in a facility directory -Before PHI directly relevant to a person's involvement with the individual's care or payment of healthcare is shared with that person

Which of the following would be considered PHI?

Individually identifiableHealth Information (IIHI) in employment records held by a covered entity (CE) in its role as an employer

Technical safeguards are:

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

Which HHS Office is charged with protecting an individual patient's health information privacy and security through the enforcement of HIPAA?

Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

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

True

A covered entity (CE) must have an established complaint process.

True

The e-Government Act provides 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 statements about the HIPAA Security Rule are true?

All of the above -Established a national set of standards for the protection of PHI that is created, received, maintained, or transmitted in electronic media by a HIPAA covered entity (CE) or business associate (BA) -Protects electronic PHI (ePHI) -Addresses three types of safeguards - administrative, technical, and physical- that must be in place to secure individuals' ePHI

An incidental use or disclosure is not a violation of the HIPAA Privacy Act Rule if the covered entity (CE) has:

All of the above -Implemented the minimum necessary standard -Established appropriate administrative safeguards -Established appropriate physical and technical safeguards

The minimum necessary standard:

All of the above -Limits uses, disclosures, and requests for PHI to the minimum necessary amount of PHI needed to carry out the intended purposes of the use or disclosure -Does not apply to exchanges between providers reacting a patient -Does not apply to use or disclosures made to the individual or pursuant to the individual's auhtorization

Which of the following are common causes of reaches?

All of the above -Theft and intentional unauthorized access to PHI and personally identifiable information (PII) -Human error (e.g. Misdirected communication containing PHI or PII) -Lost or stolen electronic media devices or paper records containing PHI or PII

A privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) is an analysis of how information is handled:

All of the above: -to ensure handling conforms to applicable legal, regulatory, and policy requirements regarding privacy -to determine the risks and effects of collecting, maintaining and disseminating information in identifiable form in an electronic information system -to examine and evaluate protections and alternative process for handling information to mitigate potential privacy risks