1. Each healthcare agency and provider must have policies
and procedures for maintaining the privacy of Protected True False
Health Information (PHI).
2. Under the HIPAA privacy rule, it is illegal to: a. Obtain information from a patient
during treatment
b. Share information obtained from a
patient with the patient's physican
c. Fail to adequately protect
health information from relase
3. Healthcare agencies must have policies that provide a. Training requirements
guidelines for:
b. Penalties for not complying with
the privacy requirements
c. a and b
d. None of the above
4. Patients have a right to: a. Restrict access to their protected
health information (PHI)
b. Amend their protected health
information (PHI)
c. Request an accounting for
disclosures of their protected health
information (PHI)
d. All of the above
5. Health care operations are defined as activities
considered in support of treatment and payment for which
True False
protected health information could be used or disclosed
without individual authorizations.
6. "Minimum Necessary" means, when protected health
information is used, disclosed, or requested, reasonable
True False
efforts must be taken to determine how much information
will be sufficient to serve the intended purpose.
7. Privacy regulations cover use of disclosure of personal a. Oral communication
health information in the following format:
b. Written communication
c. Electronic communication
d. All of the above
8. It is important to remember that you should never
discuss patient information with anyone unless it is for an True False
approved purpose.
9. It is important that patients understand how their
True False
healthcare providers and insurer protect their information.
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