HIPAA Quiz Questions And Answers

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Check out our awesome quiz below based on the HIPAA information and rules. Interested ones can attempt these questions and answers and review their knowledge regarding the HIPAA act. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (abbreviated as HIPAA) is a federal law enacted by the 104th United States Congress in 1996 to set the standard for sensitive patient data protection. The following quiz contains questions related to this act. Do you think you can answer them? Go ahead and check your scores.

Questions and Answers

1.

What is PHI?
- A.
  
  Private HIPAA Information
- B.
  
  Personal Health Information
- C.
  
  Protected Health Information
- D.
  
  None of the above
2.

Which of the following is NOT an example of PHI?
- A.
  
  Patient's demographic information in computer for appointment at health dept
- B.
  
  Patient's paper lab report that hasn't been filed yet
- C.
  
  A report containing the number of HIV cases in the state of TN
- D.
  
  A nurse discussing a patient's diagnosis with a physician
3.

Access to PHI is determined by:
- A.
  
  The length of time you've been employed
- B.
  
  Your last job evaluation
- C.
  
  Your answers to a questionnaire you fill out
- D.
  
  Your role in the organization
4.

Which of the following is NOT a requirement for computer security?
- A.
  
  Computers must be password protected.
- B.
  
  Computer must be secured to desk with an anti-theft device.
- C.
  
  PHI can't be sent in the body of an email, has to be sent as a password-protected attachment.
- D.
  
  Computer monitors displaying PHI must face away from the public or have a privacy screen.
5.

The Notice of Privacy Practices:
- A.
  
  Must be given to a patient at every visit.
- B.
  
  Must be accepted by the patient.
- C.
  
  Is offered to the patient during their first visit.
- D.
  
  None of the above.
6.

The minimum necessary rule means:
- A.
  
  Employees only look at health information necessary to do their job.
- B.
  
  It's okay to look up a co-worker's record to get their home number.
- C.
  
  Medical records must be a minimum of 10 pages.
- D.
  
  Every clinic nurse is required to see a minimum of 10 patients a day.
7.

PHI in written or verbal form is considered secure.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
8.

Workforce members must notify the Privacy Officer upon becoming aware of any privacy incident that, upon further investigation, may be considered a breach of unsecured PHI.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
9.

An example of a HIPAA violation and a possible breach of unsecured PHI would be:
- A.
  
  Accessing the computer to get information on a neighbor.
- B.
  
  Releasing a copy of a record to an unauthorized recipient.
- C.
  
  Disclosing PHI in a conversation with someone outside of the Health Dept.
- D.
  
  All of the above.
10.

Computer passwords are required to be changed:
- A.
  
  Every 30 days
- B.
  
  Every 60 days
- C.
  
  Every 90 days
- D.
  
  Every 120 days