WorksheetsUnit 2 Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What does the acronym HIPAA stand for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Health Information Privacy and Access Act
Hospital Insurance Protection and Authorization Act
Health Industry Portability and Assurance Act
Why is it important for students in the healthcare field to understand what HIPAA stands for?
Because it is a key law protecting patient information
Because it is a type of medical insurance
Because it is a hospital management system
Because it is a medical procedure
In what year was HIPAA passed as a federal law?
1986
1996
2006
2016
What is the primary purpose of HIPAA?
To regulate hospital construction
To create national standards to protect sensitive patient health information
To increase healthcare costs
To provide free healthcare to all citizens
Why is HIPAA important for patients?
It allows doctors to share information freely
It gives patients control over who sees their private medical information
It reduces the number of hospitals
It increases insurance premiums
Which of the following scenarios would violate HIPAA?
A doctor discussing a patient’s diagnosis with the patient
A doctor telling a patient’s friend about the patient’s injury without permission
A patient requesting their own medical records
A nurse updating a patient’s chart
What does HIPAA protect under the term "Protected Health Information" (PHI)?
Only your medical test results
Any information that can identify you and relates to your health
Only your name and address
Only your birth date
Which of the following is NOT considered Protected Health Information (PHI) under HIPAA?
Your favorite color
Your medical records
Your birth date
Details about your doctor's visits
What should you do if a client's husband calls the training center and asks for an update on his wife's progress?
Politely inform the husband that you cannot share any information without the client's explicit permission and offer to have the client contact him directly.
Give the husband a brief update since he is a family member.
Ask the husband to come to the center for more information.
Ignore the request and hang up the phone.
Is it a HIPAA violation to post a "before and after" picture of a client on your Instagram, showing their face, even if you don't include their name?
Yes, it is a HIPAA violation because a photo is considered PHI and you need specific, written consent to post it.
No, as long as you don't mention their name, it is not a violation.
No, if the client verbally agrees, it is allowed.
Yes, but only if the client is under 18 years old.
According to the passage, under what circumstances can a strength coach share a student-athlete's health information with the head coach?
Only if the student-athlete gives written permission
If the information is related to the student's participation in a school activity and the head coach has a "need to know"
Never, under any circumstances
Only after the injury has fully healed
Why might a head coach be allowed to receive information about a student-athlete's injury and recovery plan?
Because the head coach is always in charge
Because the head coach has a "need to know" for the student's participation in sports
Because the student-athlete is a minor
Because the information is public record
