Question 1

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) was part of what other law?

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A)  Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
B)  Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act 
C)  Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act 
D)  American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 
E)  Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

Question 2

Give several examples of how the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) strengthened privacy and security.

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Question 3

Which HIPAA standard requires providers and their business associates to put in place policies and procedures that ensure privacy of the health record?

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A)  Standard 1 
B)  Standard 2 
C)  Standard 3 
D)  Standard 4 
E)  Standard 5

Question 4

In a physician's office, a sign-in sheet is permissible to use as long as

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A)  the receptionist immediately crosses off the name. 
B)  the sign-in sheet is a peel-off label for each patient. 
C)  the actual time of the appointment is not recorded. 
D)  you do not ask for the reason for the visit. 
E)  the patient signs their name, and doesn't just print it.

Question 5

What is the reason for most breaches of confidentiality?

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A)  lost or stolen computer device 
B)  technical glitch 
C)  criminal attack 
D)  employee mistake 
E)  third-party error

Question 6

While privacy is not directly expressed in the amendments to the Constitution, which of the following is one of the amendments that the U.S. Supreme Court has used to cover privacy issues?

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A)  Second 
B)  Third 
C)  Sixth 
D)  Eighth 
E)  Fifteenth

Question 7

What does the term de-identify mean under HIPAA?

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Question 8

Which of the following statements is true about HIPAA Standard 2?

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A)  All providers must have a unique identifier number for submittal of claims for payment. 
B)  All providers must have policies to secure health records from unauthorized disclosures. 
C)  Protected Health Information (PHI) covers only electronic records. 
D)  Protected Health Information (PHI) covers only written c records. 
E)  Protected Health Information (PHI) is any written, spoken, or electronic form.

Question 9

Identify the five steps to ensure compliance with HIPAA standards to avoid security breaches.

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Question 10

A provider may release information about a victim of abuse, neglect, or domestic violence under which permission of HIPAA?

Accepted Answer

A)  treatment, payment, or health care operations 
B)  incidental use 
C)  public interest and benefit activities 
D)  limited data set 
E)  disclosures with opportunity to agree or object

Question 11

Which of the following is not a reason that Medicare fraud is difficult to estimate?

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A)  Health care claims are destroyed after two years. 
B)  Fraud is hard to detect. 
C)  Sometimes a claim is partially fraudulent and partially accurate. 
D)  Dollar amounts spent in a single incident of fraud are increasing. 
E)  Statistics from prior years are not always accurate.

Question 12

ProPublica surveyed hospitals about health record security. What percentage of hospitals surveyed indicated that they were using cloud-based services?

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A)  47 percent 
B)  51 percent 
C)  63 percent 
D)  81 percent 
E)  91 percent

Question 13

What is a firewall?

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Question 14

Identify the six HIPAA defined permissions.

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Question 15

What is a breach under HIPAA?

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Question 16

A patient believes her privacy rights have been violated by a local hospital. Under HIPAA, the patient:

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A)  may immediately file a lawsuit in federal court 
B)  may immediately file a lawsuit in a small claims court 
C)  must first file a written complaint with the local medical society 
D)  must first file a written complaint with the local district attorney 
E)  must first file a written complaint with the Secretary of Health and Human Services through the Office of Civil Rights

Question 17

What does the term "meaningful use" refer to in health care?

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Question 18

A permission is defined as:

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A)  a request for records 
B)  a covered entity 
C)  a de-identifier 
D)  a reason under HIPAA to delete the record 
E)  a reason under HIPAA for disclosing patient information

Question 19

The difference between an electronic medical record (EMR) and an electronic health record (EHR) is:

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A)  EMRs are protected by HIPAA, EHRs are not 
B)  EHRs are protected by HIPAA and EMRs are not 
C)  the EMR is a record from a single provider, an EHR is a more comprehensive record from all providers of care 
D)  the EHR is a record from a single provider, an EMR is a more comprehensive record from all providers of care 
E)  EMRs exist in written form; EHRs do not exist in written form

Question 20

What is the difference between the Federal Anti-Kickback Law and the Stark Law?

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Exam 8: Privacy, Security, and Fraud