History of HIPAA

What does HIPAA stand for?

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

• Health Information Privacy and Accountability Act

• Health Insurance Privacy and Accountability Act

• Health Information Portability and Accountability Act

Fact or Fiction? HIPAA was signed into law in 1996 by 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton. True or False?

• True

• False

What is HIPAA?

• A) A United States federal statute enacted by the 104th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 21, 1996.

• B) A healthcare organization.

• C) A type of insurance.

• D) A medical procedure.

What was the original intention of HIPAA when it was signed into law?

• To improve the portability and accountability of health insurance coverage

• To establish a national health insurance program

• To reduce the cost of healthcare

• To create a universal healthcare system

What historical document is associated with healthcare-related confidentiality?

• The Magna Carta

• The Hippocratic Oath

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Code of Hammurabi

The Security Rule defines and regulates the standards, methods, and procedures related to the protection of ________ on storage, accessibility, and transmission.

• electronic PHI

• financial data

• personal identification numbers

• medical devices

What does the Transaction Rule regulate in HIPAA?

• Data storage specifications

• Data transmission specifications

• Data deletion specifications

• Data creation specifications

What does PHI stand for?

• PHI stands for Protected Health Information.

• PHI stands for Public Health Initiative.

• PHI stands for Personal Health Index.

• PHI stands for Patient Health Identifier.

Which of the following is NOT a place where PHI can be found?

• Medical documents & forms

• Prescriptions

• Grocery lists

• MRI/X-ray results

PHI includes personally identifiable information that appears in medical records and conversations between healthcare staff. True or False?

• True

• False