CHPS HIPAA Security Rule Compliance 3

Question 1

Under the HIPAA Security Rule, what is the primary responsibility of the designated Security Official (Security Officer)?

Accepted Answer

To be responsible for the development and implementation of policies and procedures required by the Security Rule

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To conduct all security risk analyses personally each year

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To approve every request for access to ePHI

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To serve as the organization's liaison with the Department of Health and Human Services

Question 2

The Workforce Security standard under the HIPAA Security Rule's Administrative Safeguards requires covered entities to:

Accepted Answer

Implement policies and procedures to ensure that workforce members have appropriate access to ePHI and to prevent those who do not have access from obtaining it

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Conduct background checks on all employees who handle ePHI

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Provide annual HIPAA security training to all workforce members

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Restrict ePHI access to clinical staff only

Question 3

What does the Evaluation standard under the HIPAA Security Rule's Administrative Safeguards require a covered entity to perform?

Accepted Answer

Periodic technical and non-technical evaluations of the security policies and procedures in response to environmental or operational changes

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An annual third-party audit of all ePHI systems

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A formal penetration test of all network-connected devices

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A review of all workforce access logs on a quarterly basis

Question 4

Under the Physical Safeguards of the HIPAA Security Rule, Facility Access Controls are designed to:

Accepted Answer

Limit physical access to electronic information systems and the facilities in which they are housed to authorized users

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Monitor network traffic entering and leaving the facility

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Control logical user access to ePHI applications

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Prevent unauthorized software from being installed on facility computers

Question 5

Under the HIPAA Security Rule, encryption of ePHI at rest is classified as:

Accepted Answer

An addressable implementation specification under Device and Media Controls

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A required implementation specification under Technical Safeguards

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An addressable implementation specification under Transmission Security

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A required implementation specification under Physical Safeguards

Question 6

How does the HIPAA Security Rule define electronic protected health information (ePHI)?

Accepted Answer

Individually identifiable health information that is created, received, maintained, or transmitted in electronic form

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Any health data stored on a computer system, regardless of whether it identifies an individual

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Protected health information transmitted via the internet or email only

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Medical records converted from paper format to electronic form

Question 7

Under the HIPAA Security Rule, what is the significance of documenting security decisions and policies even when a covered entity is small?

Accepted Answer

Documentation is required to demonstrate compliance during HHS audits and investigations, and scalability of safeguards depends on documented risk analysis findings

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Documentation is only required for covered entities with more than 50 employees

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Small covered entities are exempt from documentation requirements if they use a certified EHR

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Documentation is optional if the covered entity has never experienced a breach