Exam 8: Legislative Aspects of Nursing Informatics: Hitech and Hipaa

HIPAA was enacted by the federal government for several purposes, including:

A healthcare facility has adopted an electronic health record system. The nurse understands that since the facility has adopted this record for meaningful use, which incentive may the facility receive?

A nurse is interested in serving on one of the national HITECH Act committees. Which committee could the nurse serve on?

A patient has a concern that the security and privacy of health information has been compromised. Which statement by the nurse is correct?

Which of the following requires a release of information in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?

The National Healthcare Disparities Report of 2012 confirms that some Americans continue to receive inferior care because of such factors as race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status (AHRQ, 2013). This report found disparities in which of the following areas?

Which of the following terms is defined as any physical or mental health information created, received, or stored by a "covered entity" that can be used to identify an individual patient, regardless of the form of the health information.

The HITECH Act has had a significant impact on HIPAA's Privacy and Security Rules in which of the following ways?

The prevalence of healthcare-associated infections (1.7 million cases per year) demonstrates how the _______ can address quality issues.

A patient's electronic health record in a health system has been breached by an outside source. Which of the following is the priority action by the health system?

The HITECH Act has improved the privacy and security of patient health information by applying the requirements of HIPAA directly to the business associates of covered entities. In the past, it was up to the covered entity to enter into contracts with its business associates to ensure compliance with HIPAA. Now business associates are responsible for their own compliance.

The HITECH Act had which of the following goals?

The HITECH Act does not provide significant monetary incentives for providers who engaged in meaningful use of health information technology.

The HITECH Act has enhanced the security and privacy protections each patient has a right to expect under HIPAA.

It is termed __________if a nurse knows that a colleague has accessed or attempted to access the record of a patient for whom the colleague is not providing care.

HIPAA was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1996 to monitor physicians and hospitals and enhance information exchange without consequences.

The "Level Seven" in HL7's name refers to the highest level of the International Standards Organization's (ISO) communications model for Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) application level.

Healthcare organizations typically do not encourage use of personal devices for professional matters, and in many instances they actually have policies in place forbidding employees from using personal devices in the workplace. What is an issue or are issues with "bring your own device" (BYOD)?

Nurses who protect the privacy and security of patient information are also protecting which of the following?

______ is another purpose of the HITECH Act. This term is defined as differences or gaps in the care experienced by one population compared with another population.