HIPAA Compliance

What kind of personally identifiable health information is protected by HIPAA privacy rule?

• Paper

• Electronic

• The Spoken Word

• All of the Above

If a person has the ability to access the medical office's system or applications, they have a right to view any information contained in that system or application.

• True

• False

Copies of patient information may be disposed of in any garbage can in the medical office.

• True

• False

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

Protected health information is anything that connects a patient to his or her health information.

• True

• False

Confidentiality protections cover not just a patient's health-related information, such as his or her diagnosis, but also other identifying information such as social security number and telephone numbers.

• True

• False

What is the standard for accessing patient information?

• A need to know for the performance of your job.

• If a physician asks you the diagnosis of a patient.

• Just because you are curious.

• You are a relative of a patient.

Patients have a right to access their health information.

• True

• False

You are approached by an individual who tells you that he is here to work on the computers and wants you to open a door for him or point the way to a workstation. How do you respond to this request?

• Provide him with the information or access he needs.

• Ask him who at the medical office has hired him and refer him to that person for assistance.

• Call the police

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 than treatment, payment or healthcare operations.

• Upon admission to a facility.

• When patient information is to be shared among two or more clinicians.

• When patient information is used for billing to a private insurer.