HIPAA EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Law Enforcement - Answer-Officers of the federal, state, or local government who have
legal authority to investigate violations of the law
Department of Justice - Answer-The government agency that investigates the most
serious violations of the Privacy Rule
Individual - Answer-The person who is seeking medical care: the person whose
information we are protecting
Business Associate - Answer-An organization or person who provides services to a
healthcare organization and requires protected health information to carry out that
function or activity
Office of Civil Rights - Answer-The government agency that accepts and investigates
Complaints related to the Privacy Rule
Work Force Member - Answer-A healthcare employee, volunteer, student, or trainee;
responsible for protecting patients health information
Administrative Law Judge - Answer-A federal official who may be requested by a
covered entity to preside over a trial-type hearing and make decisions to resolve
disputes
Covered Entity - Answer-Any provider, health plan, or clearinghouse to which the
Privacy Rule applies
Protected Healthcare Information - Answer-Any piece of information that identifies or
could be used to identify a specific individual is referred to in the healthcare setting as
Use - Answer-The act of accessing any health information by a workforce member for
the purpose of performing a task within a healthcare organization is referred to as
Disclosure - Answer-The release, transfer, or sharing of health information with another
individual or entity outside the healthcare organization holding this information is
referred to as
impermissible - Answer-Unnecessary use or disclosure of health information that could
have been reasonably prevented is referred to as
Zero Tolerance - Answer-Many healthcare organization are adopting policies in regard
to workforce members who violate the organizations privacy policies
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