NR 661 HIPAA Quiz: Questions and Answers

True/False & Explanatory:

1. Each healthcare agency and provider must have policies and procedures for maintaining the privacy of Protected Health Information (PHI).
2. Under the HIPAA privacy rule, it is illegal to:
3. Healthcare agencies must have policies that provide guidelines for:
4. Patients have a right to:
5. Health care operations are defined as activities considered in support of treatment and payment for which protected health information could … used or disclosed without individual authorizations.
6. “Minimum Necessary” means, when protected health information is used, disclosed, or requested, reasonable efforts must … taken to determine how much information will … sufficient to serve the intended purpose.
7. Privacy regulations cover use of disclosure of personal health information in the following format:
8. It is important to remember that you should … discuss patient information with anyone unless it is for an approved purpose.
9. It is important that patients understand how their healthcare providers and insurer protect their information.
10. Which of the following is a prodedure that protects the confidentiality of patient information?
11. It is the duty of every healthcare provider and agency to protect the confidentiality and privacy of patient healthcare information.
12. If you suspect a fellow employee of violating privacy policies, you should:
13. The Notice of Privacy Practices informs patients of their right to:
14. Knowingly releasing patient information can result in civil and/or criminal sanctions including fines and jail time.
15. Health Care Operations are described in the Notice of Private Practices (NPP).
16. “Minimum necessary” means, when PHI is used, disclosed, or requested, reasonable efforts must … taken to determine how much information will … sufficient to serve the intended purpose.
17. It is the duty of every healthcare provider to protect the confidentiality and privacy of patient health information.
18. While visiting his mother, Mrs. Jones’ son, a laboratory technician, notices that the hospital has an electronic health record system. He recognizes the software program and wants to see how it works. He sits down at an open computer and begins to look at the program. The nurse should:
19. An individual who wishes to file a complaint concerning a violation of privacy may:
20. White’s daughter is assisting her mother in maintaining a personal health record. She asks the record department of the hospital for copies of important documents from her mother’s medical records. Is the hospital …. to release this information to Mrs. White’s daughter?