HIPAA

HIPAA what does it stand for?

• Hungary Hippo

• Health Insurance Personal Pin Association

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Your friend Gabe is in the hospital having surgery. You know this because you saw his name on a patient list, but neither Gabe or his family told you about his surgery. Since he is your friend, you should call him to make sure he's OK.

• True

• False

A woman visited her doctor for a routine check-up in which she identified her husband as her emergency contact. The doctor called back a week later to report the lab results. The husband answered the phone, and the doctor shared the results with the husband.

• HIPAA was violated
• HIPAA was NOT violated

What does PHI stand for regarding HIPAA?

• Protected Health Information

• Personal Health Information

• Public Heath Institute

• Permanent Health Insurance

PHI means

• Public Health Information

• Protected Health Information

• Personal Health Information

• None of these

You can serve up to ____ years in prison in you violate HIPAA for monetary gain of malicious intent

• 1

• 0

• 100

• 10

Employers should update and review their HIPAA policies and procedures every ______ years.

• 10

• 12

• never

• 2

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

• Paper

• Electronic

• The Spoken Word

• All of the Above

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

• True

• False

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

• True

• False