Deck 17: Patient Confidentiality

Question 1

Billing for services that are medically unnecessary or unreasonably priced is known as:

A) Fraud
B) Abuse
C) Scandal
D) Scheming

Answer 1

Abuse

Question 2

HIPAA rewarded those who reported healthcare fraud and abuse with:

A) Civil immunity
B) Monetary rewards
C) Special recognition
D) Both A and B

Answer 2

Both A and B

Question 3

The agency responsible for investigating HIPAA violations is the:

A) FDA
B) DHHS
C) OCR
D) CMS

Answer 3

OCR

Question 4

Which of the following does not fall under the covered entity umbrella of HIPAA but has a true need for patient information?

A) The patient's neighbor
B) The day care that the mother's baby attends
C) The patient's attorney
D) The patient's banker

Question 5

New employees of a healthcare facility will be trained on privacy issues and will be given what type of access?

A) Right to know
B) Need to know
C) Unlimited
D) Limited

Question 6

The person that you delegate to make any necessary healthcare decisions for you is your:

A) Attorney
B) Durable power of attorney for health care
C) Decision maker
D) Physician

Question 7

You want copies of your medical record.Employees of the facility tell you:

A) You may not have copies
B) You must have your attorney request them
C) You don't need copies; the records are secure in their office
D) You may have copies but there may be a charge

Question 8

Which of the following would be considered an "independent contractor"?

A) Radiographer at an imaging clinic
B) A lab courier
C) A home medical transcriptionist
D) A home health nurse

Question 9

The federal law that protects a patient's individually identifiable health information is:

A) Federal Health Law
B) 29 CFR 1910.1030
C) Privacy Law
D) Health Information Act

Question 10

Programs that are based on a predetermined plan such as Medicare or Medicaid are identified as:

A) HIPAA
B) Public law
C) Health plan
D) Code set

Question 11

In the beginning of managed care,each patient was assigned:

A) A region of the country where they could receive health care
B) A primary care physician
C) A list of specialists that they could see
D) The number to a call line that would recommend a physician

Question 12

Protected health information (PHI)includes:

A) Your written hospital record
B) An electronic health record maintained by your physician
C) A conversation about you in the hospital cafeteria within earshot of visitors
D) All of the above

Question 13

With the push toward electronic health records,a primary concern is:

A) Privacy of the records
B) Cost of the software
C) Ease of use
D) Redundancy

Question 14

Which of the following is/are healthcare providers?

A) Physician
B) Cardiac pacemaker manufacturer
C) Nurse practitioner
D) Dentist
E) All of the above

Question 15

Before performing any patient-related tasks,you should:

A) Tell the patient what you are about to do
B) Ask the patient to state his or her name
C) Knock and wait for the patient to acknowledge you
D) All of the above
Completion
Complete each statement.

Question 16

An intentional deception to obtain payment for services not provided to a patient is:

A) HIPAA
B) Civil immunity
C) Health plan
D) Fraud

Question 17

If you find something in your record that you think is in error,you can:

A) Ask for it to be removed
B) Go to the facility and remove it yourself
C) Ask that the error be corrected or amended
D) Acknowledge the error

Question 18

A patient has what type of access to his own medical records?

A) Unlimited
B) Limited
C) Restricted
D) No

Question 19

A covered entity includes:

A) Family and friends of the patient
B) Healthcare clearinghouse
C) Physicians
D) Lawyers
E) B and C

Question 20

In order to release records,the patient must:

A) Request the records over the phone
B) Request the records in person
C) Sign an authorization
D) Call his attorney

Question 21

A facility should have written _______________and procedures outlining the security of information and levels of access for employees in the facility.

Question 22

The American ___________and Reinvestment Act of 2009 established a tiered system for HIPAA violations and penalties.

Question 23

As a healthcare worker,it is your obligation to maintain the ___________of your patients.

Question 24

___________parents may sign for their children to release information.

Question 25

In 1996,Senators Edward ___________and Nancy ___________introduced a bill into Congress to address health information and insurance known as H.R.3103.
Chapter 17: Patient Confidentiality