HIPAA PRIVACY ACT

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act what is HIPAA? Contains protective guidelines for confidentiality of Protected Health Information (PHI) Contains penalties for violations, for both intentionally and unintentionally disclosing Protected Health Information (PHI) HIPAA- Information about a patient including name, address, SSN, clinical notes, etc what is protected health information (PHI)? HIPAA What is the abbreviation for this program and Federal Law...

Under HIPAA, a covered entity (CE) is defined as: A health care provider engaged in standard electronic transactions covered by HIPAA Select all that apply: The HIPAA Privacy Rule permits use or disclosure of a patient's PHI in accordance with an individual's authorization that: -Includes core elements and required statements set forth in the HIPAA Privacy Rule and DoD's implementing issuance -Is written and signed by the patient An incidental use or disclosure is not a viola...

The HIPAA Privacy Rule applies to which of the following? All of the above Which of the following are breach prevention best practices? All of the above A breach as defined by DOD is broader than a HIPAA breach (or breach defined by HHS) T or F True The e-Goverment Act promotes the use of electronic government services by the public and improves the use of information technology in the government. True A System of Records Notice (SORN) serves as a notice to the pu...

HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 HIPAA Privacy Rule - Privacy Rule compliance was enforced April 2003 by the Office of Civil Rights - establishes national standards to protect individual's health information - civil and criminal penalties exist for non-compliance Provider can disclose ________ patient information only minimum necessary Under HIPAA: - Patient can request copy of medical record - Patient must receive notification of pri...

The HIPAA Privacy Rule protects a patient's fundamental right to privacy and confidentiality. true You are called a covered entity if you are a healthcare provider, health plan, or healthcare clearinghouse who transmits health information in electronic form. true Protected Health Information is anything that connects a patient to his or her health information. true PHI includes all health information that is used/disclosed-except PHI in oral form. false; PHI includes al...