HIPAA and EU Regulations Quiz

What year was HIPAA enacted?

• 1990

• 1996

• 2003

• 2010

Which of the following is a primary goal of HIPAA?

• To increase insurance costs

• To create national standards for protecting health information

• To eliminate patient access to records

• To limit healthcare services

What are the two key components of HIPAA?

• Privacy and Compliance

• Portability and Accountability

• Security and Data Sharing

• Billing and Insurance

Which of the following is considered PHI?

• Social Security number

• Favorite color

• Email signature

• Publicly available news articles

Which of the following is NOT considered PHI?

• A patient's home address

• Employment records held by an employer

• A patient's medical diagnosis

• A hospital's patient billing records

Which of the following is an example of a HIPAA violation?

• Discussing a patient's condition in a private office

• Leaving a printed patient chart on an unattended desk

• Encrypting an email containing PHI

• Storing patient data in a secured database

The HIPAA Security Rule consists of which three types of safeguards?

• Physical, Administrative, Technical

• Legal, Compliance, Billing

• Encryption, Firewalls, Software

• Marketing, Sales, Risk Management

Which of the following is an example of a technical safeguard under HIPAA?

• Locking file cabinets

• Using password-protected access for PHI

• Training employees on privacy policies

• Shredding paper documents

Which action can help prevent unauthorized access to PHI?

• Always logging out of computers when leaving the workstation

• Writing passwords on sticky notes

• Sharing passwords with co-workers

• Storing patient records in unlocked cabinets

Which of the following situations allows disclosure of PHI without patient consent?

• When a hospital sells PHI to advertisers

• When required by law for public health or legal reasons

• When requested by a patient's employer

• When a patient's friend asks for details