HealthStream HIPAA Exam Questions
with Accurate Solutios
Question 1: The PHI of 600 patients in Tennessee was breached. Whom
should be notified?
a. HHS secretary
b. Patients involved
c. Media
d. All of the above - -Your Answer
All of the above
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All of these need to be notified.
-Question 2: Which use/disclosure of PHI is allowed under the HIPAA Privacy
Rule?
a. Releasing information about a celebrity patient to the media
b. Requesting unnecessary information about a patient out of curiosity
c. Discussing a patient's case with a provider involved in the patient's care
d. Chatting about a patient w/ a provider not involved in the patient's care -
-Your Answer
Discussing a patient's case with a provider involved in the patient's care
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PHI should be disclosed only to those with a need to know, such as providers
involved in the patient's care.
-Question 3: Which disclosure/use of PHI is allowed under the HIPAA Privacy
Rule?
a. Releasing a patients PHI to the patient when he or she requests access
b. Releasing a patients PHI to the media when the media requests access
c. Releasing a patients PHI to the patient's best friend when the friend
requests access
d. Releasing a patients PHI to the patients co-workers when the co-workers
request access - -Your Answer
Releasing a patient's PHI to the patient when he or she requests access
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PHI must be released to a patient when he or she requests access. Friends,
co-workers, and the media should not be given access to PHI, unless the
patient provides clear, written permission.
-Question 4: Which of the following is a technical safeguard for PHI?
a. Removing electronic PHI from media before media reuse
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