CHP Treatment Protocols & Procedures 2

Question 1

Under HIPAA, which entity is primarily responsible for ensuring that treatment protocols involving PHI are documented and safeguarded?

Accepted Answer

The covered entity (e.g., hospital or clinic)

Answer

The covered entity—such as a hospital or clinic—bears primary responsibility under HIPAA for safeguarding PHI used in treatment protocols.

Question 2

A nurse shares a patient's medication protocol with a specialist who is treating the same patient. Under HIPAA, this disclosure is:

Accepted Answer

Permitted as TPO (Treatment, Payment, Operations)

Answer

HIPAA explicitly permits disclosures for treatment purposes among providers involved in a patient's care without patient authorization.

Question 3

Which of the following best describes a 'minimum necessary' violation in a treatment context?

Accepted Answer

A billing clerk accesses complete medical histories to verify one charge

Answer

Accessing more PHI than is required for the task at hand—such as full medical histories for a single billing inquiry—violates the minimum necessary standard.

Question 4

A hospital's care coordination team shares a patient's treatment plan with a home health agency that will continue care post-discharge. This requires:

Accepted Answer

A Business Associate Agreement with the home health agency

Answer

When sharing PHI with a home health agency that provides services on behalf of the hospital, a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) is required.

Question 5

Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, a patient requests restrictions on sharing their diabetes treatment protocol with their health plan. The covered entity must honor this restriction if:

Accepted Answer

The disclosure is to the plan and the patient pays out-of-pocket in full for the service

Answer

The HITECH Act requires covered entities to honor restriction requests when the patient pays out-of-pocket in full and the disclosure would only go to a health plan.

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CHP Treatment Protocols & Procedures 2