1) HIPAA provides individuals with the right to request an accounting of disclosures of their PHI. [Remediation Accessed :N]

True (correct)

False

2) The HIPAA Security Rule applies to which of the following: [Remediation Accessed :N]

PHI transmitted orally

PHI on paper

PHI transmitted electronically (correct)

All of the above

3) Administrative safeguards are:

Administrative actions, and policies and procedures that are used to manage the selection, development, implementation and maintenance of security measures to protect electronic PHI (ePHI). These safeguards also outline how to manage the conduct of the workforce in relation to the protection of ePHI (correct)

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

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

None of the above

4) Physical safeguards are:

Administrative actions, and policies and procedures that are used to manage the selection, development, implementation and maintenance of security measures to protect electronic PHI (ePHI). These safeguards also outline how to manage the conduct of the workforce in relation to the protection of ePHI

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)

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

None of the above

5) Technical safeguards are:

Administrative actions, and policies and procedures that are used to manage the selection, development, implementation and maintenance of security measures to protect electronic PHI (ePHI). These safeguards also outline how to manage the conduct of the workforce in relation to the protection of ePHI

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

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

None of the above

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

Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA)

Office for Civil Rights (OCR) (correct)

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

None of the above

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

Criminal penalties

Civil money penalties

Sanctions

All of the above (correct)

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

DHA Privacy Office

HHS Secretary

MTF HIPAA Privacy Officer

All of the above (correct)

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

False

True (correct)

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

Balances the privacy rights of individuals with the Government's need to collect and maintain information

Regulates how federal agencies solicit and collect personally identifiable information (PII)

Sets forth requirements for the maintenance, use, and disclosure of PII

All of the above (correct)

11) Which of the following are examples of personally identifiable information (PII)?

Social Security number

Home address

Telephone

All of the above (correct)

12) Under the Privacy Act, individuals have the right to request amendments of their records contained in a system of records. [Remediation Accessed :N]

True (correct)

False

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

False

True (correct)

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

False

True (correct)

15) Which of the following are common causes of breaches?

Theft and intentional unauthorized access to PHI and personally identifiable information (PII)

Human error (e.g. misdirected communication containing PHI or PII)

Lost or stolen electronic media devices or paper records containing PHI or PII

All of the above (correct)

16) 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)

Individually identifiable health information (IIHI) in employment records held by a covered entity (CE) in its role as an employer

Results of an eye exam taken at the DMV as part of a driving test

IIHI of persons deceased more than 50 years

17) The HIPAA Privacy Rule applies to which of the following? [Remediation Accessed :N]

PHI transmitted orally

PHI in paper form

PHI transmitted electronically

All of the above (correct)

18) Which of the following are breach prevention best practices?

Access only the minimum amount of PHI/personally identifiable information (PII) necessary

Logoff or lock your workstation when it is unattended

Promptly retrieve documents containing PHI/PHI from the printer

All of this above (correct)

19) Which of the following are true statements about limited data sets?

A limited data set is PHI that excludes 16 specific direct identifiers of the individual or relatives, employers or household members of the individual, as set forth in the HIPAA Privacy Rule and DoD 's implementing issuance

A limited data set can be used or disclosed only for the purposes of research, public health or health care operations

When disclosing a limited data set, covered entities (CEs)/MTFs are required to obtain satisfactory assurances, in the form of a Data Use Agreement (DUA), signed by the recipient

All of the above (correct)