NHI Healthcare Regulations & Compliance 4

Question 1

Which element is NOT required in a valid healthcare Advance Directive?

Accepted Answer

Physician countersignature

Answer

Advance directives require patient signature and witness/notarization per state law, but a physician countersignature is not a standard legal requirement for validity.

Question 2

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires that hospitals implement a Corporate Compliance Program. Which of the following is a core element of such a program?

Accepted Answer

Written policies, procedures, and standards of conduct

Answer

The OIG's compliance program guidance identifies written standards of conduct, policies, and procedures as a foundational element of an effective corporate compliance program.

Question 3

Protected Health Information (PHI) under HIPAA includes which of the following when combined with health data?

Accepted Answer

Patient's zip code

Answer

A patient's zip code combined with health information can constitute PHI if it could be used to identify the individual, especially in smaller geographic areas.

Question 4

Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, which type of business associate agreement (BAA) provision became mandatory?

Accepted Answer

Subcontractors of business associates must also comply with HIPAA

Answer

HITECH extended HIPAA obligations directly to business associates and their subcontractors, requiring that downstream subcontractors also execute BAAs and comply with HIPAA.

Question 5

A medical assistant overhears a patient's diagnosis in the waiting room because the provider spoke too loudly. Under HIPAA, this is considered:

Accepted Answer

An incidental disclosure that is permissible if reasonable safeguards were in place

Answer

HIPAA recognizes incidental disclosures as permissible when they occur despite reasonable safeguards and minimum necessary policies being in place.

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