Question 1

The HIPAA Security Rule is enforced by the:

Accepted Answer

The answer of The HIPAA Security Rule is enforced by...

Question 2

The HIPAA Security Rule covers:

Accepted Answer

The HIPAA Security Rule specifically addresses the protection of electronic protected health information (ePHI), not information in paper form or insurance information.

Question 3

The Documentation standard includes which of the following implementation specifications?

Accepted Answer

The Documentation standard typically includes specifications for updates, availability, and time limits to ensure that documentation is current, accessible, and maintained within a specific timeframe.

Question 4

The primary goal of the Security Rule is to protect the integrity of the:

Accepted Answer

The Security Rule is designed to protect the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of electronic protected health information (EPHI).

Question 5

The ________ Standard includes authorization and/or supervision, workforce clearance procedures, and termination procedures.

Accepted Answer

The Workforce Security Standard includes authorization and/or supervision, workforce clearance procedures, and termination procedures to ensure that the workforce has appropriate access to protected information.

Question 6

A patient has the right to know if his or her information was disclosed by a healthcare facility.

Accepted Answer

Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), patients have the right to request an accounting of disclosures of their protected health information made by a healthcare facility.

Question 7

Patients may request to see and obtain copies of their medical records in addition to requesting corrections. Healthcare facilities must provide access to the medical record within how many days of a request?

Accepted Answer

Healthcare facilities must provide access to the medical record within 30 days of a request, as per the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

Question 8

Personal health information that is stored electronically is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

EPHI stands for Electronic Protected Health Information, which refers to personal health information stored electronically.

Question 9

Which of the following standards outlines the procedures for limited access to only those persons or software programs that have been granted access rights by the Information Access Management administrative standard?

Accepted Answer

Access Control is the standard that outlines procedures for ensuring that only authorized individuals or software programs have access to certain information, as specified by the Information Access Management administrative standard.

Question 10

All of the following are implementation specifications in the Security Management Process EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Patient Information Review is not an implementation specification in the Security Management Process under HIPAA. The others are part of the administrative safeguards required for compliance.

Question 11

The HIPAA security standards include:

Accepted Answer

The HIPAA security standards include physical, administrative, and technical safeguards to protect electronic protected health information (ePHI).

Quiz 3: Accreditation, Regulation, and Hipaa