Question 1

The Omnibus Rule requires standards for the disclosure and use of protected health information (PHI), including established standards of enforcement for penalties and breach notification.

Accepted Answer

The Omnibus Rule did indeed require standards for the disclosure and use of PHI, along with enforcement standards for penalties and breach notification.

Question 2

Data that has been scrambled and/or encoded to prevent it from being readable by unauthorized users is ________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

The Department of Health and Human Services agency that handles privacy complaints is the Office for ________.

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Question 4

Pharmacies and ________ equipment (DME) companies can be more flexible than providers' offices in their requirements for authorizations for the release of information.

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Question 5

Physical safeguards are measures put in place to control or limit physical access to protected data.

Accepted Answer

Physical safeguards are designed to protect the physical environment in which sensitive data is stored or processed, and are put in place to control access to that environment. Examples of physical safeguards include fences, locks, alarms, and security cameras.

Question 6

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a report of numerous errors related to a case with patient demographics similar to those of Joan Rivers.

Accepted Answer

The statement is true. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services did issue a report of numerous errors related to a case with patient demographics similar to those of Joan Rivers.

Question 7

The electronic transfer of information in a standardized format between trading partners is called ________.

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Question 8

Technical safeguards are rules and policies related to documenting time-consuming, complex medical procedures.

Accepted Answer

Technical safeguards refer to measures put in place to protect electronic health information and ensure its confidentiality, integrity, and availability. It does not specifically relate to documenting medical procedures.

Question 9

Electronic documentation of patient care that can include multiple providers, services, and facilities is referred to as an electronic ________.

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Question 10

Under HIPAA, health plans, providers, and clearinghouses are considered ________.

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Question 11

The person in medical practice who handles requests for medical records and serves as the primary contact person in regard to HIPAA confidentiality issues is the ________ Officer.

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Question 12

Under HIPAA, any information related to patient identity, patient health status, the provision of care, or payment for services is considered ________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

The HITECH Act is a subset of the original HIPAA legislation.

Accepted Answer

The HITECH Act, or Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, is a separate legislation from HIPAA, designed to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology. It was enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, not as part of the original Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996.

Question 14

The three types of protections of electronic data that must be in place to be in compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule are administrative, physical, and technical ________.

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Question 15

Each individual health plan must use a unique National Provider Identifier.

Accepted Answer

The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is unique to each healthcare provider (individuals or organizations) rather than to health plans.

Question 16

HHS is prohibited from imposing civil penalties if the violation is unintentional and corrected within 30 days.

Accepted Answer

This is stated in the HITECH Act, which specifies that civil penalties cannot be imposed if a violation is unintentional and corrected within 30 days.

Question 17

Compliance with the HITECH Act is to occur in three stages, and organizations can receive financial incentives for achieving compliance objectives by the designated dates.

Accepted Answer

The HITECH Act outlines three stages of compliance, and organizations can receive financial incentives for achieving objectives by the designated dates.

Question 18

A HIPAA complaint must be filed with the OCR within 60 days of when the complainant knew or should have known that the act had occurred.

Accepted Answer

A HIPAA complaint must be filed with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within 180 days of when the complainant knew or should have known that the act had occurred, not 60 days.

Question 19

Technical safeguards include data corroboration, authentication, and data security measures.

Accepted Answer

Technical safeguards refer to measures that protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data. Data corroboration ensures that data is accurate and consistent, authentication ensures that only authorized individuals have access to the data, and data security measures prevent unauthorized access, modification, or destruction of data.

Question 20

The HIPAA Privacy Rule regulates the use and ________ of protected health information (PHI).

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