HIPAA AND BBP ACCURATE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
HIPAA - ANSWER Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Original purpose of HIPAA - ANSWER protect people from loosing health insurance when changing jobs
or with pre-existing conditions
Other purposes of HIPAA - ANSWER reduces cost and administrative burdens of transactions
protects privacy and security of PHI
HIPAA privacy and security rules - ANSWER must adopt processes and procedures to ensure increased
degree of pt confidentiality
HIPAA governs pt info safety
Each facility must have HIPAA Security and HIPAA Privacy officer; can be same person when appropriate
Officers govern implantation and training of HIPAA requirements
PHI - ANSWER Personal health info
everything in pt. record
-labs, history, etc.
-name, DOB, etc
Pt have right to review and obtain PHI
PHI is on need to know basis
-give minimum necessary to do job
, A covered entity under HIPAA _________________ PHI unless ___________________ - ANSWER may
not use or disclose
a pt authorizes its disclosure in writing
When can PHI be disclosed w/o pt authorization - ANSWER -To any individual who has been authorized
by pt
-for treatment, payment, or general healthcare opps
-If the pt has the option to agree/object disclosure
--when pt brings another into exam room
NPP - ANSWER Notice of Privacy Practices
-must be provided by all practices
-should get written notice of pt acknowledgment of notice
-must inform pt. of uses and disclosure of PHI and define pt right to access and amend their med record
-Must identify each employee that needs PHI
HIPAA security rule requires 3 safeguards - ANSWER Administrative, Physical, and Technical
Administrative - ANSWER require practices to create and maintain updated policies and procedures to
maintain PHI security
-Acceptable use policies
-Sanction policies
-Info access policies
-Security awareness training
-Contingency planning
Define Admin policies
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
HIPAA - ANSWER Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Original purpose of HIPAA - ANSWER protect people from loosing health insurance when changing jobs
or with pre-existing conditions
Other purposes of HIPAA - ANSWER reduces cost and administrative burdens of transactions
protects privacy and security of PHI
HIPAA privacy and security rules - ANSWER must adopt processes and procedures to ensure increased
degree of pt confidentiality
HIPAA governs pt info safety
Each facility must have HIPAA Security and HIPAA Privacy officer; can be same person when appropriate
Officers govern implantation and training of HIPAA requirements
PHI - ANSWER Personal health info
everything in pt. record
-labs, history, etc.
-name, DOB, etc
Pt have right to review and obtain PHI
PHI is on need to know basis
-give minimum necessary to do job
, A covered entity under HIPAA _________________ PHI unless ___________________ - ANSWER may
not use or disclose
a pt authorizes its disclosure in writing
When can PHI be disclosed w/o pt authorization - ANSWER -To any individual who has been authorized
by pt
-for treatment, payment, or general healthcare opps
-If the pt has the option to agree/object disclosure
--when pt brings another into exam room
NPP - ANSWER Notice of Privacy Practices
-must be provided by all practices
-should get written notice of pt acknowledgment of notice
-must inform pt. of uses and disclosure of PHI and define pt right to access and amend their med record
-Must identify each employee that needs PHI
HIPAA security rule requires 3 safeguards - ANSWER Administrative, Physical, and Technical
Administrative - ANSWER require practices to create and maintain updated policies and procedures to
maintain PHI security
-Acceptable use policies
-Sanction policies
-Info access policies
-Security awareness training
-Contingency planning
Define Admin policies
