HIPAA Refresher Test
- 1.
1. HIPAA protects an individual’s health information in which of the following forms?
- A.
A. Electronic
- B.
B. Paper
- C.
C. spoken
- D.
D. All of the above
Correct Answer
D. D. All of the above -
- 2.
2. Which of the Following information are considered as PHI when combined with Individual's health history, whether in the past or present?
- A.
A. Name
- B.
B. Social security Number
- C.
C. Date of Birth
- D.
D. Full Face Photograph
- E.
E. All of the above
Correct Answer
E. E. All of the above -
- 3.
Which of the following actions is NOT acceptable when working with PHI on the computer?
- A.
A. Using a unique password
- B.
B. Sharing your password only with those whom you work or study
- C.
C. Logging out when leaving a shared workstation
- D.
D. Ensure that your computer is facing away from the public view
- E.
E. None are acceptable
Correct Answer
B. B. Sharing your password only with those whom you work or study -
- 4.
What is HIPAA?
- A.
A. Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
- B.
B. Health Insurance Patient & Accountability Act
- C.
C. Health Insurance Prevention & Accountability Act
- D.
D. Health Insurance Patient & Answerability Act
Correct Answer
A. A. Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act -
- 5.
Dr. Jones, Head of surgery, asks to see kristi smith's chart. Dr. Jones is not Kristi's physician but Kristi is his wife's best friend and he wants to see how she is doing. What do you do?
- A.
A. Give Dr. Jones the chart
- B.
B. Ask Dr. Jones for the appropriate written authorization to review kristi's chart
- C.
C. Tell Dr. Jones that he cannot see the chart since he is not the patient's physician
- D.
D. Tell Dr. Jones you are too busy to get the chart
Correct Answer
B. B. Ask Dr. Jones for the appropriate written authorization to review kristi's chart -
- 6.
Protected Health Information that should be kept confidential includes a patient's is
- A.
A. diagnosis, procedures received, lab results
- B.
B. Name, address and social security number
- C.
C. Medical information stored electronically
- D.
D. All of the above
Correct Answer
D. D. All of the above -
- 7.
You enter into a conference room for a meeting and notice that several reports with patient information are on the table. what do you do?
- A.
A. Throw the reports in the trash
- B.
B. Leave the reports where you found them
- C.
C. Notify environmental sciences to come clean the room
- D.
D. If you can determine who left the reports, return the reports to them. Otherwise give the reports to your supervisor.
Correct Answer
D. D. If you can determine who left the reports, return the reports to them. Otherwise give the reports to your supervisor. -
- 8.
When storing sensitive information on laptops and mobile devices you should:
- A.
Only do it sparingly
- B.
Not do it at all
- C.
Use encryption if you must store or transmit sensitive information
- D.
B or C
- E.
Only store it on Blackberries or PDA's not laptops
Correct Answer
D. B or C -
- 9.
It is not appropriate for me to access or use patient protected Health Information:
- A.
When treating a patient or billing for services provided to a patient
- B.
To perform my job responsibilities
- C.
To find out about my friend's condition after seeing her in the clinic waiting area.
Correct Answer
C. To find out about my friend's condition after seeing her in the clinic waiting area. -
- 10.
You hear a fellow employee telling someone over the phone about one of the patient's in your area. YOu believe the other person on the phone is the employee's sister. what do you do?
- A.
Report your suspicions to your supervisor
- B.
Report your suspicions to the privacy director of your facility
- C.
Tell the patient about you heard
- D.
A or b
Correct Answer
D. A or b -
- 11.
A politician is a patient at the facility where you work. Administration wants you to check his medical record to to be sure of his surgery was successful. Your job gives you access to everyone's patient records. what you should do?
- A.
Look at his medical record but don't share any of the information
- B.
Look at the chart and share only information that is public knowledge
- C.
Explain that no one in health care should look at patient records unless involved in that patient's care or has business responsibilities or written authorization from the patient or his or her representative
Correct Answer
C. Explain that no one in health care should look at patient records unless involved in that patient's care or has business responsibilities or written authorization from the patient or his or her representative -
- 12.
You are logging into your computer first thing Monday morning. You enter your password but get a message that you log-in failed. You try again and it doesn't work. You are positive that you are using the correct password. What do you do?
- A.
Notify the Help Desk or your computer support of your problem so that they can research the problem
- B.
Since you cannot work on your computer, take this opportunity to clear out your inbox.
- C.
Ask your coworker, susie, to let you use her login ID and password
- D.
Find a computer that someone else is already logged into and work from that Computer
Correct Answer
A. Notify the Help Desk or your computer support of your problem so that they can research the problem -
- 13.
Discussion about the patients or patient information in public areas, such as the cafeteria, may be heard by unauthorized listeners and may violate the patient's right to privacy.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 14.
What does PHI Stand for?
- A.
Protected Home identity
- B.
Private Health Identity
- C.
Protected Health Information
- D.
Personal Happiness Index
Correct Answer
C. Protected Health Information -
- 15.
PHI is considered as protected for confidentiality purposes when it is communicated in an email.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 16.
What are the three specially protected Information categories?
- A.
Mental health, substance abuse, cancer
- B.
Mental Health, Substance abuse, HIV
- C.
Substance abuse, HIV, Genetic Information
- D.
Mental health, Cancer, Alcoholism
Correct Answer
B. Mental Health, Substance abuse, HIV -
- 17.
Computer passwords are required to be changed.
- A.
Every 30 days
- B.
Every 60 days
- C.
Every 90 days
- D.
Every 120 days
Correct Answer
B. Every 60 days -
- 18.
Which of the following does PHI include:
- A.
All Protected Health Information
- B.
Past, present physical and/or mental health condition of a person
- C.
Health care, health services, health treatment received by a person
- D.
Information that identifies or could be used to identify the individual
- E.
All of the above
Correct Answer
E. All of the above -
- 19.
Corrections and amendments need to be made to a medical record in how many days?
- A.
15 days
- B.
30 days
- C.
90 days
- D.
30 or 90 days depending on where the information is stored
Correct Answer
D. 30 or 90 days depending on where the information is stored -
- 20.
Legally, information can be released to which of the following without the client signing a release of information form:
- A.
Law enforcement‐ Child Abuse Reporting, Elder Abuse, Domestic Violence
- B.
Health care operations ‐ includes QA, evaluations and training
- C.
Health care insurers for payment ‐ includes billing and eligibility
- D.
Health Care Provider to Health Care Provider, minimum necessary to provide services
- E.
During supervision and case consultation
- F.
All of the above
Correct Answer
F. All of the above -
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