Privacy Program Management Flashcards
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Which framework is most widely used by healthcare organizations to build a comprehensive privacy program structure?
Answer: Generally Accepted Privacy Principles (GAPP)
GAPP, developed by the AICPA and CICA, provides 10 privacy principles widely used as a framework for building privacy programs in healthcare and other sectors.
In a healthcare privacy program, which document formally authorizes the Privacy Officer's role and defines the scope of the privacy program?
Answer: Privacy Policy Charter or Program Charter
A Privacy Program Charter formally establishes the privacy program, defines its scope, and grants authority to the Privacy Officer to develop and enforce privacy policies.
A healthcare organization conducts a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA). What is its primary purpose?
Answer: To evaluate how a new system or process will collect, use, and protect personal health information
A PIA systematically evaluates the privacy risks of new or changed systems or business processes involving PHI before implementation.
Which of the following is a key component of an effective healthcare privacy training program?
Answer: Training should be role-based, addressing the specific PHI access and risks for each job function
Effective privacy training is role-based, tailoring content to the specific privacy risks and PHI handling responsibilities of each workforce role.
What is the primary purpose of a healthcare organization's sanctions policy under HIPAA?
Answer: To define consequences for workforce members who violate privacy and security policies
The sanctions policy (required by 45 CFR §164.530(e)) defines appropriate disciplinary actions for workforce members who fail to comply with privacy and security policies.
In healthcare privacy program management, which metric best measures the effectiveness of a privacy training program?
Answer: The rate of privacy incidents following retraining compared to baseline incident rates
Measuring incident rates before and after training provides outcome-based evidence of training effectiveness rather than just completion metrics.
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