HIPAA
HIPAA Compliance Quiz
Test your knowledge of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) with this interactive quiz! Understand the fundamental regulations protecting patient information and ensuring privacy in healthcare settings.
Challenge yourself with questions that cover:
- Types of protected health information
- Patient rights and confidentiality
- Consequences of HIPAA violations
What kind of personally identifiable health information is protected by HIPAA privacy rule?
Paper
Electronic
The Spoken Word
All the above
It would be appropriate to release patient information to:
The patient’s (non-attending) physician brother
Personnel from the hospital the patient transferred from 2 days ago, who is calling to check on the patient
The respiratory therapy personnel doing an ordered procedure
A retired physician who is a friend of the family
The criminal penalties for improperly disclosing patient health information can be as high as fines of $250,000 and prison sentences of up to 10 years.
True
False
Copies of patient information may be disposed of in any garbage can in the facility.
True
False
Which of the following is the appropriate person with whom to share patient information even if the patient has NOT specifically authorized the release of information to the individual?
A former physician of the patient who is concerned about the patient
A colleague who needs information about the patient to provide proper care
A friend of the patient
A pharmaceutical salesman who is offering a fee for a list of patients to who he could send a free sample of his product.
Patients have a right to access their health information.
True
False
Confidentiality and privacy are important concepts in healthcare because:
They help protect hospitals from lawsuits
They allow patients to fell comfortable sharing information with their doctors
They avoid the confusion of having people other than a physician distributing information about a patient
Both a & b
When is the patient’s written authorization to release information required?
In most cases, when patient information is going to be shared with anyone for reasons other that treatment, payment or health care operations
Upon admission to a hospital
When patient information is to be shared among two or more clinicians
When patient information is used for billing a private insurer
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA):
Requires national standards for electronic health care transactions
Addresses security and privacy of health data
Protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their job
All the above
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