RHIA Domain 2 Study Guide Questions
and Answers
Clinical Decision Support - Answer-provides clinicians, staff, patients or other individuals
with knowledge and person-specific information, intelligently filtered or presented at
appropriate times, to enhance health and health care.
Bitmapped Data - Answer-Data made up of pixels displayed on a horizontal and vertical
grid or matrix
How many days must a request for PHI be completed? - Answer-Within 30 days
Privacy Rule establishes that a patient has the right of access to inspect and obtain a
copy of their PHI for how long - Answer-For as long as PHI is maintained
Privacy Rule - Answer-A HIPAA rule that establishes protections for the privacy of
individual's health information.
Administrative Safeguard - Answer-actions, policies, and procedures designed to
manage the selection, development, implementation, and maintenance of security
measures to protect ePHI
Physical Safeguard - Answer-The physical measures put in place to protect a covered
entity's electronic information systems from environmental hazards and unauthorized
intrusions.
Technical Safeguard - Answer-policies and procedures that protect EPHI and control
access to it.
General Requirements a Covered Entity must adhere to - Answer-Ensure the
confidentiality, integrity, and accountability of ePHI
Encryption - Answer-Controls external access to a network
Confidentiality - Answer-The legal term used to define the protection of health
information in a patient-provider relationship
Trigger Flag - Answer-An HIM manager receiving notification that a user accessed the
PHI of a patient with the same last name of the user is an example of this.
and Answers
Clinical Decision Support - Answer-provides clinicians, staff, patients or other individuals
with knowledge and person-specific information, intelligently filtered or presented at
appropriate times, to enhance health and health care.
Bitmapped Data - Answer-Data made up of pixels displayed on a horizontal and vertical
grid or matrix
How many days must a request for PHI be completed? - Answer-Within 30 days
Privacy Rule establishes that a patient has the right of access to inspect and obtain a
copy of their PHI for how long - Answer-For as long as PHI is maintained
Privacy Rule - Answer-A HIPAA rule that establishes protections for the privacy of
individual's health information.
Administrative Safeguard - Answer-actions, policies, and procedures designed to
manage the selection, development, implementation, and maintenance of security
measures to protect ePHI
Physical Safeguard - Answer-The physical measures put in place to protect a covered
entity's electronic information systems from environmental hazards and unauthorized
intrusions.
Technical Safeguard - Answer-policies and procedures that protect EPHI and control
access to it.
General Requirements a Covered Entity must adhere to - Answer-Ensure the
confidentiality, integrity, and accountability of ePHI
Encryption - Answer-Controls external access to a network
Confidentiality - Answer-The legal term used to define the protection of health
information in a patient-provider relationship
Trigger Flag - Answer-An HIM manager receiving notification that a user accessed the
PHI of a patient with the same last name of the user is an example of this.
