KINN’S MEDICAL ASSISTANT 15TH
EDITION CH. 4 EXAM QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
Policies - Correct Answers -written principals that provide goals for employees and the
facility
Procedures - Correct Answers -step by step directions that provide a consistent and
repetitive approach to accomplishing a goal
state preemption - Correct Answers -if a state's privacy laws are stricter than HIPAA
privacy standards, the state laws take precedence
privacy - Correct Answers -the right of people not to reveal information about
themselves
Confidentiality - Correct Answers -the legally protected right of patients to have their
personal and medical information kept private
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) - Correct Answers -a
federal law that sets standards for protecting the privacy of patients' health information
HHS (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) - Correct Answers -responsible
for developing the specific requirements of the law
OCR - Correct Answers -Office for Civil Rights, enforces HIPAA
HIPAA standard 1 - Correct Answers -Transactions and Code Sets, current procedural
terminology (CPT) is used to code procedures and services
HIPAA standard 2 - Correct Answers -Related to the privacy rule, healthcare facilities,
insurance companies and others need to protect written, electronic and oral patient
health info
Compliance reporting - Correct Answers -Reporting information about various issues
such as births, deaths, sexually transmitted infections, child abuse, and etc for various
reasons.
Reportable Diseases - Correct Answers -Communicable diseases that have a
significant public health impact.
EDITION CH. 4 EXAM QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
Policies - Correct Answers -written principals that provide goals for employees and the
facility
Procedures - Correct Answers -step by step directions that provide a consistent and
repetitive approach to accomplishing a goal
state preemption - Correct Answers -if a state's privacy laws are stricter than HIPAA
privacy standards, the state laws take precedence
privacy - Correct Answers -the right of people not to reveal information about
themselves
Confidentiality - Correct Answers -the legally protected right of patients to have their
personal and medical information kept private
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) - Correct Answers -a
federal law that sets standards for protecting the privacy of patients' health information
HHS (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) - Correct Answers -responsible
for developing the specific requirements of the law
OCR - Correct Answers -Office for Civil Rights, enforces HIPAA
HIPAA standard 1 - Correct Answers -Transactions and Code Sets, current procedural
terminology (CPT) is used to code procedures and services
HIPAA standard 2 - Correct Answers -Related to the privacy rule, healthcare facilities,
insurance companies and others need to protect written, electronic and oral patient
health info
Compliance reporting - Correct Answers -Reporting information about various issues
such as births, deaths, sexually transmitted infections, child abuse, and etc for various
reasons.
Reportable Diseases - Correct Answers -Communicable diseases that have a
significant public health impact.
