Think You Know About HIPAA?

20 Questions | By WEMSScribes | Updated: Mar 21, 2022 | Attempts: 879

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You think you know everything about Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Let's take this quiz and prove yourself now!

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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.

HIPAA security and privacy regulations apply to:
- A.
  
  Only staff that have direct patient contact
- B.
  
  Health information managers, information systems staff and other ancillary personnel only
- C.
  
  Attending physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals
- D.
  
  Anyone working in the facility
3.

It would be appropriate to release patient information to:
- A.
  
  The respiratory therapy personnel doing an ordered procedure
- B.
  
  The patient’s (non-attending) physician brother
- C.
  
  A retired physician who is a friend of the family
- D.
  
  Personnel from the hospital the patient transferred from 2 days ago, who is calling to check on the patient
4.

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
5.

A visitor who asks for a patient by name may receive the following information EXCEPT:
- A.
  
  Patient name
- B.
  
  Patient room number
- C.
  
  Patient condition in general terms
- D.
  
  Patient diagnosis
6.

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 friend of the patient
- C.
  
  A colleague who needs information about the patient to provide proper care
- 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.
7.

What is the standard for accessing patient information?
- A.
  
  You are a relative of the patient
- B.
  
  Just because you are curious
- C.
  
  If a physician asks you the diagnosis of the patient
- D.
  
  A need to know for the performance of your job
8.

Confidential information must not be shared with another unless the recipient has:
- A.
  
  The need to know
- B.
  
  An OK from a doctor
- C.
  
  Permission from Human Resources
- D.
  
  All of the above
9.

Which of the following are some common features designed to protect confidentiality of health information contained in patient medical records?
- A.
  
  Passwords to access computerized records
- B.
  
  Locks on medical records rooms
- C.
  
  Rules that prohibits employees from looking at record unless they have a need to know
- D.
  
  All of the above
10.

You are working elsewhere in the hospital when you hear that a neighbor has just arrived in the ER for treatment after a car crash. You should:
- A.
  
  Contact the neighbor’s spouse to alert him or her about the accident
- B.
  
  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.
- C.
  
  Do nothing and pretend you don’t know about it
11.

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
12.

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
13.

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 a physician distributing information about a patient.
- D.
  
  Both A & B
14.

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
15.

Copies of patient information may be disposed of in any garbage can in the facility.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
16.

Protected health information is anything that connects a patient to his or her health information.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
17.

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
18.

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
19.

Patients have a right to access their health information.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
20.

You can access your own medical record via the computer system.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False