Question 1

Covered entities who violate HIPAA law are only punished with civil, monetary penalties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Enforcement of the unique identifiers is under the direction of

Accepted Answer

A)  Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 
B)  Office for Civil Rights. 
C)  Office of HIPAA Standards. 
D)  Office of Inspector General.

Question 3

The adopted standard identifier for employers is the

Accepted Answer

A)  SSN. 
B)  EIN. 
C)  TIN. 
D)  CMS.

Question 4

Congress passed HIPAA to focus on four main areas of our health care system. They are to

Accepted Answer

A)  ensure privacy of information, standardize claims, pay for changes, and maintain security of information. 
B)  keep electronic information secure, keep all information private, allow continuation of health coverage, and standardize the claims process. 
C)  protect patient records, secure computer systems, maintain logs of transactions, and identify all health care facilities. 
D)  reform health insurance claims, standardize methods of treatment, prevent computer disasters, and protect patient information.

Question 5

HIPAA seeks to protect individual PHI and discloses that information only when it is in the best interest of the patient.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

One reason not to use the SSN for patient identifiers is that there is no check digit for verification of the number.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Faxing PHI is still permitted under HIPAA law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

When registering a patient for outpatient or inpatient services, the office does not need to enter complete information prior to the encounter. It can be found out later.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Including employers in the standard transaction

Accepted Answer

A)  is not really needed since they are not health plans. 
B)  gives the employer access to PHI of their employees. 
C)  is necessary for Workers' Compensation claims and when verifying enrollment in a plan. 
D)  prohibits employees from enrolling in a group health plan when they change jobs.

Question 10

The unique identifier for employers is the Social Security Number (SSN) of the business owner.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Medical identity theft is

Accepted Answer

A)  stealing the insurance group identification number of a patient. 
B)  obtaining an individual's SSN from the Internet to use to gain their money. 
C)  taking the place of a patient in a hospital bed to receive treatment for your medical problem. 
D)  obtaining personal medical information for use in submitting false claims or seeking medical care or goods.

Question 12

Administrative Simplification focuses on reducing the time it takes to submit health claims. The unique identifiers are part of this simplification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Filing a complaint with the government about a violation of HIPAA is possible

Accepted Answer

A)  only if you have retained a lawyer. 
B)  if you access the Web site to complete an official form. 
C)  only if you are a covered entity. 
D)  by contacting your state's insurance commissioner.

Question 14

When a patient refuses to sign a receipt of the NOPP, the facility will ask the patient to leave since they cannot treat the patient without a signature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The National Provider Identifier (NPI) issued by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) replaces only those numbers issued by private health plans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Fraud and abuse investigation of HIPAA Privacy Rule is under the direction of

Accepted Answer

A)  Office of HIPAA Standards. 
B)  Office of Inspector General. 
C)  Office of Interior. 
D)  Officer for Civil Rights.

Question 17

Which government department did Congress direct to write the HIPAA rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 
B)  Office of Inspector General 
C)  Department of Health and Human Services 
D)  Office of HIPAA Standards

Question 18

The source documents for original federal documents such as the Federal Register can be found at

Accepted Answer

A)  Congressional Record Web site. 
B)  HIPAA Hotline Web site. 
C)  Office for Civil Rights Web site. 
D)  Government Printing Office Web site.

Question 19

The Employer Identification Number (EIN) contains

Accepted Answer

A)  nine digits and one letter. 
B)  no hyphen due to possible errors in optical character recognition (OCR) software. 
C)  both letters and digits in mixed arrangement. 
D)  two digits, a hyphen, then nine other digits without intelligence.

Question 20

Funding to pay for oversight and compliance to HIPAA law is provided by

Accepted Answer

A)  local state taxes. 
B)  the federal income taxes. 
C)  monies received from government to pay for HIPAA services. 
D)  none of the above.

Exam 5: Unique Health Identifiers and Hipaa Myths

Covered entities who violate HIPAA law are only punished with civil, monetary penalties.

Enforcement of the unique identifiers is under the direction of

The adopted standard identifier for employers is the

Congress passed HIPAA to focus on four main areas of our health care system. They are to

HIPAA seeks to protect individual PHI and discloses that information only when it is in the best interest of the patient.

One reason not to use the SSN for patient identifiers is that there is no check digit for verification of the number.

Faxing PHI is still permitted under HIPAA law.

When registering a patient for outpatient or inpatient services, the office does not need to enter complete information prior to the encounter. It can be found out later.

Including employers in the standard transaction

The unique identifier for employers is the Social Security Number (SSN) of the business owner.

Medical identity theft is

Administrative Simplification focuses on reducing the time it takes to submit health claims. The unique identifiers are part of this simplification.

Filing a complaint with the government about a violation of HIPAA is possible

When a patient refuses to sign a receipt of the NOPP, the facility will ask the patient to leave since they cannot treat the patient without a signature.

The National Provider Identifier (NPI) issued by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) replaces only those numbers issued by private health plans.

Fraud and abuse investigation of HIPAA Privacy Rule is under the direction of

Which government department did Congress direct to write the HIPAA rule?

The source documents for original federal documents such as the Federal Register can be found at

The Employer Identification Number (EIN) contains

Funding to pay for oversight and compliance to HIPAA law is provided by