HIPAA and Privacy Act Training -JKO
In which of the following circumstances must an individual be given the opportunity to agree or object to the use and disclosure of their PHI? - ✔✔A and C (answer)
a). Before their information is included in a facility directory
b). Before PHI directly relevant to a person's involvement with the individual's care or payment of health care is shared with that person
Which of the following statements about the HIPAA Security Rule are true? - ✔✔All of the above (answer)
a). Established a national set of standards for the protection of PHI that is created, received, maintained, or transmitted in electronic media by a HIPAA covered entity (CE) or business associate (BA)
b). Protects electronic PHI (ePHI)
c). Addresses three types of safeguards - administrative, technical and physical - that must be in place to secure individuals' ePHI
A covered entity (CE) must have an established complaint process. - ✔✔True
The e-Government Act promotes the use of electronic government services by the public and improves the use of information technology in the government. - ✔✔True
(CORECT)
When must a breach be reported to the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team? - ✔✔Within 1 hour of discovery
Which of the following statements about the Privacy Act are true? - ✔✔All of the above (answer)
a). Balances the privacy rights of individuals with the Government's need to collect and maintain information
b). Regulates how federal agencies solicit and collect personally identifiable information (PII)
c). Sets forth requirements for the maintenance, use, and disclosure of PII
What of the following are categories for punishing violations of federal health care laws?
- ✔✔All of the above (answer) 1 / 2
Criminal penalties Civil money penalties Sanctions
Which of the following are common causes of breaches? - ✔✔All of the above (answer)
Theft and intentional unauthorized access to PHI and personally identifiable information (PII)
Human error (e.g. misdirected communication containing PHI or PII)
Lost or stolen electronic media devices or paper records containing PHI or PII
Which of the following are fundamental objectives of information security? - ✔✔All of the above (answer)
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
If an individual believes that a DoD covered entity (CE) is not complying with HIPAA, he
or she may file a complaint with the: - ✔✔All of the above (answer)
DHA Privacy Office
HHS Secretary
MTF HIPAA Privacy Officer
Technical safeguards are: - ✔✔Information technology and the associated policies and procedures that are used to protect and control access to ePHI
A Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) is an analysis of how information is handled: - ✔✔Physical measures, including policies and procedures that are used to protect electronic information systems and related buildings and equipment, from natural and environmental hazards, and unauthorized intrusion (correct)
A Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) is an analysis of how information is handled: - ✔✔All of the above To ensure handling conforms to applicable legal, regulatory, and policy requirements regarding privacy
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