Please review all the HIPAAwise™  Quiz 2 answers below:
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Question 1 - What provides the establishment of a nationwide framework for the protection of patient confidentiality, security of electronic systems and the electronic transmission of data?

• HIPPA
• Answer:  HIPAA
• HITECH
• HIIPA

Question 2 - As part of insurance reform, individuals can:

• Answer:  Transfer jobs and not be denied health insurance because of pre-existing conditions
• Choose any insurance carrier they want
• Can be denied renewal of health insurance for any reason
• Can be discriminated against based on health status

Question 3 - Which of the following is a Business Associate?

• Medical billing and collections company
• Medical transcription company
• IT consultant
• Answer:  All of the above

Question 4 - Who enforces HIPAA?

• Surgeon General
• Answer:  Department of Health and Human Services
• Department of Health Information Security
• Local Police Department

Question 5 - The Administrative Simplification section of HIPAA consists of standards for the following areas:

• Transactions, codes sets, identifiers
• Privacy
• Security
• Answer:  All of the above

Question 6 - What is the main purpose for standardized transactions and code sets under HIPAA?

• To develop the new EDI standard
• Answer:  To provide a common standard for the transfer of healthcare information
• To include over 400 electronic data information formats
• To increase paper efficiency and accuracy

Question 7 - HIPAA Standardized Transactions are:

• Answer:  Standard transactions to streamline major health insurance processes
• Standard for describing diseases, symptoms, injuries and actions
• Standard for the identification of all providers, payers, employers

Question 8 - Code sets are:

• Standard transactions to streamline major health insurance processes
• Answer:  Standard for describing diseases, symptoms, injuries and actions
• Standard for the identification of all providers, payers, employers

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Question 9 - The use of which of the following unique identifiers is controversial?

• ProviderID
  
• PayerID
  
• EmployerID
  
• Answer:  PatientID (Social Security Number)

Question 10 - The HIPAA privacy standards provide a federal floor for healthcare privacy and security standards and do NOT override more strict laws which potentially requires providers to support two systems and follow the more stringent state law.

• Answer:  True

Question 11 - What doe PHI stand for?

• Private Health Information
  
• Answer:  Protected Health Information
  
• Privileged Health Information
  
• Public Health Information

Question 12 - Under HIPAA, an individual has a right to request:

• Access to their PHI
  
• A copy of their PHI
  
• A correction to their PHI
  
• An accounting of where their PHI has been disclosed
  
• Answer:  All of the above

Question 13 - A Business Associate Contract must specify which of the following?

• Each Business Associate to which the covered entity intends to disclose PHI
  
• That the Business Associate now has sole responsibility for the PHI
  
• That Covered Entities are not liable for the violations of the Privacy Rule by their Business Associates
  
• Answer:  The permissible uses and disclosures of PHI that may be made by the Business Associate

Question 14 - Privacy Standards are:

• Standards for safeguarding PHI specifically in electronic format (ePHI)
  
• Answer:  Standards for controlling and safeguarding PHI in all forms

Question 15 - Security Standards are:

• Answer:  Standards for safeguarding PHI specifically in electronic format (ePHI)
  
• Standards for controlling and safeguarding PHI in all forms

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