QUESTION BANK 2026 CONFIDENTIALITY &
DISCLOSURE REVIEW MATERIAL UPDATED
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◉ Administrative safeguards are:
Answer: Administrative actions, and policies and procedures that
are used to manage the selection, development, implementation and
maintenance of security measures to protect electronic PHI (ePHI).
These safeguards also outline how to manage the conduct of the
workforce in relation to the protection of ePHI
◉ A breach as defined by the DoD is broader than a HIPAA breach
(or breach defined by HHS).
Answer: True
◉ Which HHS Office is charged with protecting an individual
patient's health information privacy and security through the
enforcement of HIPAA?
Answer: Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
◉ Physical safeguards are: