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Question 1

What patient right under HIPAA allows individuals to request corrections to their health information?

Accepted Answer

Right to amend

Answer

The HIPAA right to amend allows patients to request corrections to PHI in a covered entity's designated record set if they believe the information is inaccurate or incomplete.

Question 2

Which HIPAA provision requires covered entities to provide patients with a list of certain disclosures made of their PHI?

Accepted Answer

Right to an accounting of disclosures

Answer

The right to an accounting of disclosures requires covered entities to provide patients with a list of certain disclosures made outside of TPO purposes upon request.

Question 3

What is required for a valid HIPAA-compliant authorization for release of PHI?

Accepted Answer

Written signed authorization with required elements including expiration date and right to revoke

Answer

A valid HIPAA authorization must be written, signed, and include required elements such as a description of PHI, purpose, expiration date, and notice of the right to revoke.

Question 4

Under the 21st Century Cures Act, what are 'information blocking' practices?

Accepted Answer

Practices that unreasonably interfere with the access, exchange, or use of electronic health information (EHI)

Answer

Information blocking under the 21st Century Cures Act refers to practices by health IT developers, networks, or providers that unreasonably restrict the access, exchange, or use of EHI.

Question 5

What is the purpose of a Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) under HIPAA?

Accepted Answer

Inform patients of their privacy rights and how their PHI may be used and disclosed

Answer

The NPP informs patients of their HIPAA privacy rights and how the covered entity may use and disclose their PHI, and must be provided at first contact.

RHIA Exam Practice Test

RHIA Exam Practice Test

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