HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act Of 1996) Quiz

6 Questions | By Blewispunk | Updated: Mar 21, 2022 | Attempts: 192

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1.

Which of the following is not among HIPAA's primary purposes?
- A.
  
  Protecting the security of individual's health information
- B.
  
  Ensuring that all Americans have affordable health insurance
- C.
  
  Protecting the privacy of individuals' health information
2.

What happens if a business associate of a covered entity violates HIPAA?
- A.
  
  The business associate will be subject to the same HIPAA penalties as the covered entity
- B.
  
  The business associate will be liable to the covered entity only for breach of contract
- C.
  
  Nothing - the business associates aren't subject to HIPAA
3.

PHI may be disclosed without the patient's written authorization in which of the following situations?
- A.
  
  Sending marketing literature about healthcare-related products to the patient
- B.
  
  Sending marketing literature about non-healthcare-related products to the patient
- C.
  
  Recommending any products to the patient in a face-to-face conversation
4.

A pharmaceutical company set up a service to send regular e-mail messages to remind people to take their anti-depressant medication. Due to a programming error, each of the people who received an e-mail message could see the names and e-mail addresses of all of the others to whom reminder messages were sent. Does this present a HIPAA problem?
- A.
  
  Yes
- B.
  
  Maybe, if the e-mail messages were not encrypted
- C.
  
  No, because it was due to a programming error - not a breach of security
5.

Which of the following guidelines should you follow when handling PHI?
- A.
  
  Take special precautions when working in the field to ensure that PHI is secured in laptops and briefcases
- B.
  
  Secure work areas by keeping documents containing PHI in a locked cabinet
- C.
  
  Take steps to verify the proper receipt of transmitted PHI, whether by fax, phone, or email
- D.
  
  All of the above
6.

Which of the following statements is most accurate?
- A.
  
  Both "business associates" and "covered entities" need to understand HIPAA.
- B.
  
  "Business associates" need to understand HIPAA better than "covered entities" do.
- C.
  
  "Covered entities" need to understand HIPAA better than "business associates" do.