In which of the following circumstances must an individual be given the opportunity to agree or object to the use and disclosure of their PHI?

-Before their information is included in a facility directory
-Before PHI directly relevant to a person's involvement with the individual's care or payment of health care is shared with that person

Which of the following statements about the HIPAA Security Rule are true?

All of the above
-a national set of standards for the protection of PHI that is created, received, maintained, or transmitted in electronic media by a HIPAA covered entity (CE) or business associate (BA)
-Protects electronic PHI (ePHI)
- Addresses three types of safeguards - administrative, technical and physical - that must be in place to secure individuals' ePHI

A covered entity (CE) must have an established complaint process.

true

The e-Government Act promotes the use of electronic government services by the public and improves the use of information technology in the government.

true

When must a breach be reported to the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team?

1 hour

Which of the following statements about the Privacy Act are true?

All of the above

What of the following are categories for punishing violations of federal health care laws?

All of the above

Which of the following are common causes of breaches?

All of the above

Which of the following are fundamental objectives of information security?

All of the above

If an individual believes that a DoD covered entity (CE) is not complying with HIPAA, he or she may file a complaint with the:

All of the above

Technical safeguards are:

Information technology and the associated policies and procedures that are used to protect and control access to ePHI (correct)

A Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) is an analysisof how information is handled

All of the above

A breach as defined by the DoD is broader than a HIPAA breach (or breach defined by HHS).

true

Which of the following are breach prevention best practices?

All of the above

An incidental use or disclosure is not a violation of the HIPAA Privacy Rule if the covered entity (CE) has:

All of the above

Under the Privacy Act, individuals have the right to request amendments of their records contained in a system of records.

true

Which HHS Office is charged with protecting an individual patient's health information privacy and security through the enforcement of HIPAA?

Office for Civil Rights (OCR) (correct)

Physical safeguards are:

Physical measures, including policies and procedures that are used to protect electronic information systems and related buildings and equipment, from natural and environmental hazards, and unauthorized intrusion (correct)

Which of the following would be considered PHI?

An individual's first and last name and the medical diagnosis in a physician's progress report (correct)

The minimum necessary standard:

All of the above