Clinical Informatics Certification Clinical Informatics Privacy & Ethics 2

Question 1

Under HIPAA, which of the following is considered a 'covered entity'?

Accepted Answer

A health plan that pays for medical services

Answer

Health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and healthcare providers who transmit health information electronically are the three types of covered entities under HIPAA.

Question 2

A researcher wants to use patient data without obtaining individual authorizations. Which HIPAA Privacy Rule provision allows this under specific conditions?

Accepted Answer

Waiver of Authorization by an IRB or Privacy Board

Answer

An Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Privacy Board can waive the authorization requirement for research when conditions such as minimal risk to privacy are met.

Question 3

Which concept in clinical informatics ethics refers to a patient's right to make informed decisions about their own health care without coercion?

Accepted Answer

Autonomy

Answer

Autonomy is the ethical principle that respects an individual's right to make their own informed decisions regarding their health and treatment.

Question 4

A hospital's EHR system automatically logs all user access to patient records. What is the primary purpose of this audit log?

Accepted Answer

To detect and investigate unauthorized access to PHI

Answer

Audit logs are a required HIPAA Security Rule safeguard used primarily to detect unauthorized or inappropriate access to protected health information.

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the ethical principle of 'justice' in the context of health information technology?

Accepted Answer

Distributing the benefits and burdens of HIT equitably across populations

Answer

Justice in health informatics refers to the fair and equitable distribution of HIT benefits and the avoidance of disparities, such as the digital divide.

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Clinical Informatics Certification Clinical Informatics Privacy & Ethics 2