COPE HEALTH SCHOLARS UPDATED EXAM CORE
MAIN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔what does HIPAA stand for? - ✔✔Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
✔✔when was HIPAA passed? - ✔✔1996
✔✔what does HIPAA do (generally)? - ✔✔-ensures privacy and security of healthcare
info
-provides standardization of care data
-reduces costs by simplifying healthcare operations
-provides portability for individuals to change jobs
✔✔what are the 3 rules of HIPAA? - ✔✔privacy, security, breach notification
✔✔what is protected by HIPAA? - ✔✔Protected Health Information (PHI)
-includes anything that can identify and individual uniquely
✔✔how do we protect privacy and confidentiality? - ✔✔by following the minimum
necessary rule; use only the amount of PHI to perform the task
✔✔situation: a patient's nurse has access to private health information for the patients
in his/her unit but not for any other patients not in the unit.
, -is this a HIPAA breach? - ✔✔yes, because the nurse only needs the information for
their specific patients, not all of them in the unit
✔✔what are the steps to take if you suspect a HIPAA violation? - ✔✔1. notify your
department supervisor immediately
2. contact privacy or compliance office
3. report the incident to COPE health solutions
4. complete appropriate forms
✔✔Are Scholars mandatory reporters? - ✔✔not by law, but are required under program
policy to report anything suspicious to program faculty
✔✔what constitutes as abuse for children and elders? - ✔✔children: physical injury,
neglect, willful harm, sexual assault
elders: malnutrition, skin breakdown/sores, bruises/fractures
✔✔when are physicians required to report suspected victims of domestic abuse? - ✔✔in
every case, even if the patient does not want it reported
✔✔what 4 things re mandatory reporters required to report? - ✔✔elder abuse, child
abuse, sexual harassment, non-sexual harassment
✔✔definition of incident - ✔✔unexpected event that needs to be reported to COPE
health solutions and program facility
✔✔how to report an incident - ✔✔1. tell charge nurse
2. page COPE health solutions (program manager) with name, location, phone number
✔✔definition of injury - ✔✔any physical or emotional harm that occurs while serving
shifts
✔✔how to report and injury - ✔✔1. tell charge nurse
2. seek treatment
3. page COPE health solutions (program manager) with name, location, phone number
✔✔what are participants in the program treated for when it comes to injuries? - ✔✔first
aid only
✔✔what is fainiting - ✔✔sudden or momentary loss of consciousness due to a lack of
blood and oxygen in brain
✔✔signs and symptoms of fainting? - ✔✔hot, dizzy, clammy, loss of hearing, loss of
vision, nausea
MAIN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔what does HIPAA stand for? - ✔✔Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
✔✔when was HIPAA passed? - ✔✔1996
✔✔what does HIPAA do (generally)? - ✔✔-ensures privacy and security of healthcare
info
-provides standardization of care data
-reduces costs by simplifying healthcare operations
-provides portability for individuals to change jobs
✔✔what are the 3 rules of HIPAA? - ✔✔privacy, security, breach notification
✔✔what is protected by HIPAA? - ✔✔Protected Health Information (PHI)
-includes anything that can identify and individual uniquely
✔✔how do we protect privacy and confidentiality? - ✔✔by following the minimum
necessary rule; use only the amount of PHI to perform the task
✔✔situation: a patient's nurse has access to private health information for the patients
in his/her unit but not for any other patients not in the unit.
, -is this a HIPAA breach? - ✔✔yes, because the nurse only needs the information for
their specific patients, not all of them in the unit
✔✔what are the steps to take if you suspect a HIPAA violation? - ✔✔1. notify your
department supervisor immediately
2. contact privacy or compliance office
3. report the incident to COPE health solutions
4. complete appropriate forms
✔✔Are Scholars mandatory reporters? - ✔✔not by law, but are required under program
policy to report anything suspicious to program faculty
✔✔what constitutes as abuse for children and elders? - ✔✔children: physical injury,
neglect, willful harm, sexual assault
elders: malnutrition, skin breakdown/sores, bruises/fractures
✔✔when are physicians required to report suspected victims of domestic abuse? - ✔✔in
every case, even if the patient does not want it reported
✔✔what 4 things re mandatory reporters required to report? - ✔✔elder abuse, child
abuse, sexual harassment, non-sexual harassment
✔✔definition of incident - ✔✔unexpected event that needs to be reported to COPE
health solutions and program facility
✔✔how to report an incident - ✔✔1. tell charge nurse
2. page COPE health solutions (program manager) with name, location, phone number
✔✔definition of injury - ✔✔any physical or emotional harm that occurs while serving
shifts
✔✔how to report and injury - ✔✔1. tell charge nurse
2. seek treatment
3. page COPE health solutions (program manager) with name, location, phone number
✔✔what are participants in the program treated for when it comes to injuries? - ✔✔first
aid only
✔✔what is fainiting - ✔✔sudden or momentary loss of consciousness due to a lack of
blood and oxygen in brain
✔✔signs and symptoms of fainting? - ✔✔hot, dizzy, clammy, loss of hearing, loss of
vision, nausea
