HIPAA Certification Assessment Sample Quiz
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- 1.What kind of personally identifiable health information is protected by HIPAA privacy rule?
- A.
paper
- B.
electronic
- C.
The spoken word
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 2.If you suspect someone is violating the facility’s privacy policy, you should:
- A.
Say nothing. It is none of your business
- B.
Watch the individual involved until you have gathered solid evidence against him or her
- C.
Report your suspicions to your clinical instructor for further follow-up
- 3.HIPAA security and privacy regulations apply to
- A.
Attending physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals
- B.
Health information managers, information systems staff and other ancillary personnel only
- C.
Anyone working in the facility
- D.
Only staff that have direct patient contact
- 4.It would be appropriate to release patient information to
- A.
The patient’s (non-attending) physician brother
- B.
Personnel from the hospital the patient transferred from 2 days ago, who is calling to check on personnel from the hospital the patient transferred from 2 days ago, who is calling to check on the patient
- C.
The respiratory therapy personnel doing an ordered procedure
- D.
A retired physician who is a friend of the family
- 5.If a person has the ability to access facility of company systems or applications, they have a right to view any information contained in that system or application
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.A visitor who asks for a patient by name may receive the following information EXCEPT
- A.
Patient name
- B.
Patient condition in general terms (eg stable, critical, etc)
- C.
Patient room number
- D.
Patient diagnosis
- 7.Copies of patient information may be disposed of in any garbage can in the facility.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.The criminal penalties for improperly disclosing patient health information can be as high as fines of $250,000 and prison sentences of up to 10 years.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Protected health information is anything that connects a patient to his or her health information.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Confidentiality protections cover not just a patient’s health-related information, such as his or her diagnosis, but also other identifying information such as social security number and telephone numbers
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.You are working elsewhere in the hospital when you hear that a neighbour has just arrived in the ER for treatment after a car crash. You should
- A.
Contact the neighbour’s spouse to alert him or her about the accident
- B.
Do nothing and pretend you don’t know about it
- C.
Tell the charge nurse in the ER that you know how to reach the patient’s spouse and offer the information if it’s needed
- 12.Which of the following are some common features designed to protect confidentiality of health information contained in patient medical records?
- A.
Locks on medical records rooms
- B.
Passwords to access computerized records
- C.
Rules that prohibits employees from looking at records unless they have a need to know
- D.
All of the above
- 13.Confidential information must not be shared with another unless the recipient has
- A.
An OK from a doctor
- B.
The need to know
- C.
Permission from Human Resources
- D.
All of the above
- 14.Which of the following is the appropriate person with whom to share patient information even if the patient has NOT specifically authorized the release of information to the individual?
- A.
A former physician of the patient who is concerned about the patient
- B.
A colleague who needs information about the patient to provide proper care
- C.
A friend of the patient
- D.
A pharmaceutical salesman who is offering a fee for a list of patients to who he could send a free sample of his product
- 15.What is the standard for accessing patient information?
- A.
A need to know for the performance of your job
- B.
If a physician asks you the diagnosis of the patient
- C.
Just because you are curious
- D.
You are a relative of the patient
- 16.Can you access your own medical record via the computer system?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 17.Patients have a right to access their health information
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.Confidentiality and privacy are important concepts in healthcare because
- A.
They help protect hospitals from lawsuits
- B.
They allow patients to fell comfortable sharing information with their doctors
- C.
They avoid the confusion of having people other than physician distributing information about a patient.
- D.
Both a & b
- 19.You are approached by an individual who tells you that he is here to work on the computers and wants you to open a door for him or point the way to a workstation. How do you respond to this request?
- A.
Provide him with the information or access he needs
- B.
Ask him who at the hospital has hired him and refer him to that person for assistance
- C.
Call the police
- 20.When is the patient’s written authorization to release information required?
- A.
In most cases, when patient information is going to be shared with anyone for reasons other that treatment, payment or health care operations
- B.
Upon admission to a hospital
- C.
When patient information is to be shared among two or more clinicians
- D.
When patient information is used for billing a private insurer
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