HMCC Privacy & Data Security 2

Question 1

What is a HIPAA risk analysis?

Accepted Answer

A comprehensive evaluation of potential risks and vulnerabilities to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic PHI

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A financial risk assessment for hospital investments

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A patient health risk screening

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A medication interaction analysis

Question 2

What is encryption and why is it important for healthcare data?

Accepted Answer

Converting data into a coded format that can only be read with the proper decryption key, protecting PHI from unauthorized access

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A method of filing paper records

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A type of medical coding

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A billing procedure

Question 3

What constitutes a HIPAA violation?

Accepted Answer

Any failure to comply with HIPAA rules, including unauthorized PHI disclosure, inadequate safeguards, failure to provide patient access, or lack of breach notification

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Only deliberate sharing of patient records

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Only hacking incidents

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Only lost paper records

Question 4

What is the role of a Privacy Officer?

Accepted Answer

A designated individual responsible for developing and implementing HIPAA privacy policies and handling privacy complaints

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A security guard at the hospital

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A patient advocate

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A billing department manager

Question 5

What are the requirements for healthcare data breach response?

Accepted Answer

Investigation of the incident, risk assessment of the breach, notification to affected individuals and HHS, mitigation of harm, and documentation of the response

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Simply changing passwords is sufficient

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Only large breaches require a response

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Breaches only need to be reported annually

Question 6

How does social media use create HIPAA compliance risks in healthcare?

Accepted Answer

Healthcare workers may inadvertently disclose PHI through social media posts about patients, work situations, or photographs taken in clinical areas

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Social media poses no HIPAA risks

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Only official hospital social media accounts create risk

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HIPAA does not apply to personal social media use