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PMI- HIPAA
PMI HIPAA Quiz Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Confidentiality protects | Patient and Practitioner |
| All patient information is absolutely | private and confidential |
| Unauthorized release of information concerning a patient is considered an | invasion of privacy |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HIPAA was established in | 1996 |
| The HIPAA law was enacted in order to | More closely secure this information and regulate patient privacy |
| PHI | Protected Healthcare Information |
| One of the Primary aims of the HIPAA privacy law is? | PHI |
| The Law defines PHI as | Individually identifiable health information that is transmitted by electronic media |
| The law established national standard for the electronic exchange of PHI and states that | patients must be informed of their rights concerning the release of PHI and how it will be used |
| HCW's | Health care workers |
| HCW must obtain ______ for any use or disclosure of PHI unless the use or discloser is for treatment payment, or healthcare operations. | The patients written authorization |
| All HCW's and students must | sign a confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement saying that they understand HIPAA and will keep all patients information confidential |
| The lack of standardization and confusion in the diagnostic and procedural coding led to | The Passage in 1996 of HIPAA |
| HIPAA is designed to | Improve the efficiency of the healthcare system by establishing standards for electronic data exchange including coding systems |
| The goal of HIPAA regulations is to | move to one universal procedural coding system as the future standard. |