HIPPA Test

HIPPA TEST

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HIPPA TEST

1. Among other things, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) contained provisions to expand the availability of health care insurance coverage.

TrueFalse

2. The HIPPA privacy rules that have been promulgated must be implemented by covered entities by April 14, 2003.

TrueFalse

3. HIPPA privacy rules are always followed even if the state's law is more stringent.

TrueFalse

4. The ability to store patient health information electronically has dramatically increased the need for privacy rules.

TrueFalse

5. Health care providers, health plans, health care clearing house and business associates are all considered covered entities under HIPPA and subject to all its rules and regulations.

TrueFalse

6. Information that is created by an entity, including paper, electronic, videotapes, photos, is referred to as protected health information (PHI).

TrueFalse

7. The minimum necessary rule means that only necessary information should be shared even if the patient has given authorization.

TrueFalse

8. Patients have the right to know what disclosure have been made and are entitled to receive a free accounting every 12 months.

TrueFalse

9. According to HIPPA, employees are responsible for getting training about privacy rules on their own; the employing agency is not mandated to provide training.

TrueFalse

10. All agencies covered by HIPPA must appoint a privacy officer and establish an internal compliance process to assure that patient rights are not being violated.

TrueFalse

11. Certain information is exempt from HIPPA, e.g., cause of death, communicable disease, abuse.

TrueFalse

12. CMS has promulgated rules regarding how information must be coded for billing submission to Medicare and Medicaid.

TrueFalse

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HIPPA TEST

13. File Cabinets containing charts will be protected by:

A. Locked office/locked cabinetsB. Sign on cabinetC. FingerprintsD. Not applicable

14. Discarded PHI Papers and Forms will be protected by:

A. Placing them in the dumpsterB. Putting them in a paper bag and then in the garbageC. Using a shredderD. Burning them

15. Faxed copies of information will be protected by:

A. Placing them in the dumpsterB. Putting them in a paper bag and then in the garbageC. Using a shredderD. Burning them

16. Previously scanned documents will be protected by:

A. Placing them in the dumpsterB. Putting them in a paper bag and then in the garbageC. Using a shredderD. Burning them

17. Inactive Patient Charts will be protected by:

A. Discarding them in the trashB. Storage/Computer Back-upC. Burning themD. Storing them in the Administrator's home

18. Obsolete Patient Schedules will be protected by:

A. Placing them in the dumpsterB. Putting them in a paper bag and then in the garbageC. Burning themD. Shredder

19.Obsolete Patient Routing Slips will be protected by:/strong>

A. Placing them in the dumpsterB. Putting them in a paper bag and then in the garbageC. Using a shredderD. Burning them

20. Employee Workstations will be protected by:

A. Closing your computer at nightB. PasswordC. Giving your supervisor access to your computerD. None of the above

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