Relias HIPAA and Behavioral Health Exam (Latest
2024/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified
Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A
Covered Entity - ANSWERhealth plans, healthcare clearinghouse and healthcare
providers who electronically transmit information under standards of operation
established by HHS
HIPAA - ANSWERHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act created to
improve continuity of health insurance coverage and the administration of health
care services
HIPAA's Privacy Rule - ANSWERProtects patients information so it is available to
those who need to see it, while protecting that information from those who should
not
Covered entities - ANSWEROrganizations that access the personal health information
of patients. They include health care providers, health plans, and health care
clearinghouses.
Health care provider - ANSWERAny professional who provides health care services
Workforce - ANSWERAs defined in the HIPAA law, includes everyone involved with a
covered entity whether or not they are full time and whether or not they get paid.
an employee within a Covered Entitity
any member of a service contracted with a facility that does not make use of PHI, ex.
laundry, cleaning services, etc.
Individually identifiable health information (IIHI) - ANSWERHealth care data that can
be connected to a specific person
Protected health information (PHI) - ANSWERAny identifiable patient health
information regardless of the form in which it is stored
Use - ANSWERAs defined by HIPAA, the sharing of information between people
working in the same health care facility for the purpose of caring for a patient
means, with respect to individually identifiable health information, the sharing,
employment, application, utilization, examination, or analysis of such information
within an entity that maintains such information
Disclosure - ANSWERAs defined by HIPAA, the sharing of information between health
care professionals working in separate entities, or facilities, in the course of caring
for a patient
, Incidental use and disclosure - ANSWERThe accidental release of PHI during the
course of proper patient care
Minimum necessary - ANSWERReveal only the smallest amount of information
required to accomplish the task and no more
when using any PHI, a covered entity must generally make reasonable efforts to limit
itself to the minimum necessary to accomplish the intended purpose of the use,
disclosure, or request
portability - ANSWERprotects and guarantees health insurance coverage when an
employee changes jobs
accountability - ANSWERprotects health data integrity, confidentiality, and
availability
privacy - ANSWERthe right of an individual to keep his/her individual health
information from being disclosed
disclose - ANSWERrelease or divulgence of information by an entity to persons or
organizations outside of that entity
authorization - ANSWERthe mechanism for obtaining consent form a patient for the
use and disclosure of health information for a purpose that is not treatment,
payment, or healthcare operations
required to disclose PHI to person or agency outside the facility
PHI (protected health information) - ANSWERall individually identifiable health
information and other information on treatment and care that is transmitted or
maintained in any form or medium
60 - ANSWERrequests for access to PHI by consumers must be responded to by the
facility within __ days
6 years; april 14, 2003 - ANSWERaccounting of disclosures:
-time frame: ______
-clock starts: ____________
security - ANSWERhow we protect PHI from accidental or intentional disclosure,
alteration, destruction, or loss
What is HIPAA? - ANSWERHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
1. HIPAA makes it illegal for information to be released to inappropriate parties
2. Intended to make it easier for patients to move from one insurance plan to
another
2024/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified
Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A
Covered Entity - ANSWERhealth plans, healthcare clearinghouse and healthcare
providers who electronically transmit information under standards of operation
established by HHS
HIPAA - ANSWERHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act created to
improve continuity of health insurance coverage and the administration of health
care services
HIPAA's Privacy Rule - ANSWERProtects patients information so it is available to
those who need to see it, while protecting that information from those who should
not
Covered entities - ANSWEROrganizations that access the personal health information
of patients. They include health care providers, health plans, and health care
clearinghouses.
Health care provider - ANSWERAny professional who provides health care services
Workforce - ANSWERAs defined in the HIPAA law, includes everyone involved with a
covered entity whether or not they are full time and whether or not they get paid.
an employee within a Covered Entitity
any member of a service contracted with a facility that does not make use of PHI, ex.
laundry, cleaning services, etc.
Individually identifiable health information (IIHI) - ANSWERHealth care data that can
be connected to a specific person
Protected health information (PHI) - ANSWERAny identifiable patient health
information regardless of the form in which it is stored
Use - ANSWERAs defined by HIPAA, the sharing of information between people
working in the same health care facility for the purpose of caring for a patient
means, with respect to individually identifiable health information, the sharing,
employment, application, utilization, examination, or analysis of such information
within an entity that maintains such information
Disclosure - ANSWERAs defined by HIPAA, the sharing of information between health
care professionals working in separate entities, or facilities, in the course of caring
for a patient
, Incidental use and disclosure - ANSWERThe accidental release of PHI during the
course of proper patient care
Minimum necessary - ANSWERReveal only the smallest amount of information
required to accomplish the task and no more
when using any PHI, a covered entity must generally make reasonable efforts to limit
itself to the minimum necessary to accomplish the intended purpose of the use,
disclosure, or request
portability - ANSWERprotects and guarantees health insurance coverage when an
employee changes jobs
accountability - ANSWERprotects health data integrity, confidentiality, and
availability
privacy - ANSWERthe right of an individual to keep his/her individual health
information from being disclosed
disclose - ANSWERrelease or divulgence of information by an entity to persons or
organizations outside of that entity
authorization - ANSWERthe mechanism for obtaining consent form a patient for the
use and disclosure of health information for a purpose that is not treatment,
payment, or healthcare operations
required to disclose PHI to person or agency outside the facility
PHI (protected health information) - ANSWERall individually identifiable health
information and other information on treatment and care that is transmitted or
maintained in any form or medium
60 - ANSWERrequests for access to PHI by consumers must be responded to by the
facility within __ days
6 years; april 14, 2003 - ANSWERaccounting of disclosures:
-time frame: ______
-clock starts: ____________
security - ANSWERhow we protect PHI from accidental or intentional disclosure,
alteration, destruction, or loss
What is HIPAA? - ANSWERHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
1. HIPAA makes it illegal for information to be released to inappropriate parties
2. Intended to make it easier for patients to move from one insurance plan to
another
