HIPPA and Privacy Training

Technical safeguards are:

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

Administrative safeguards are:

Administrative actions, and policies and procedures that are used to manage the selection, development, implementation and maintenance of security measures to protect electronic PHI (ePHI). These safeguards also outline how to manage the conduct of the workforce in relation to the protection of ePHI

) Which of the following are common causes of breaches?

All of the above

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

All of the above

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

The HIPAA Security Rule applies to which of the following

All of the above

The minimum necessary standard:

All of the above

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

All of the above

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

All of the above

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

All of the above

Which of the following are breach prevention best practices?

All of the above

Which of the following are examples of personally identifiable information (PII)?

All of the above

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

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)

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

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

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

True

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

True

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

within 1 hour of discovery