HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (HIPAA) QUIZ
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
what does HIPAA stand for? - .....ANSWER... ✔✔
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIPAA covers members of the Yale community, including
_____, who work or train in those parts of the University
that provide health care and health care benefits or in
offices that provide support or advice related to health
care. - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ researchers
if you provide ___ ___ at other facilities, such as the
YNHH system, then you need to follow these policies. -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ health care
HIPAA requires you to protect the privacy and security
of ___ ___ ___
PHI means any information that identifies a person and
relates to at least one of the following:
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The person's past, present or future physical or mental
health.
The provision of health care to the person.
Past, present or future payment for the person's health
care. - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ Protected Health
Information
PHI - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ protected health information.
HIPAA requires you to protect the privacy and security
of personal health information.
PHI means any information that identifies a person and
relates to at least one of the following:
The person's past, present or future ____ or ____ health.
The provision of ___ ___ to the person.
Past, present or future _____ for the person's health
care. - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ physical, mental, health
care, payment
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HIPAA requires you to protect the privacy and security
of personal health information.
PHI means any information that identifies a person and
relates to at least one of the following:
The person's past, present or future ____ or ____ health.
The provision of ___ ___ to the person.
Past, present or future _____ for the person's health
care. - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ physical, mental, health
care, payment
a person's information becomes ___ ____ ____ if it
includes the personal name or ANY OTHER
INFORMATION. - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ protected health
information
a person's information becomes protected health
information if it include the person's ____ or any other
____ - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ name, information
A person's health care information becomes PHI if it
includes the person's name or any other information that
could allow someone to identify the person. Under
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HIPAA, a person's health information becomes PHI if it is
connected to any one of these ___ types of identifiers:
Name
Address (all geographic subdivisions smaller than a
state, including street address, city, county, and zip
code)
Names of relatives and employers
Significant dates, other than the year alone, including
birthdate, date of death, dates of health care services,
discharge date, and exact age if over 89
Telephone number
Fax number
E-mail address
Social Security number