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HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)

Question 1:

The dermatologist provides a medical company rep with the names and phone numbers of a few of his patients with leukoderma, because he believes that they could benefit from a new treatment. A week later, patients call the doctor’s office complaining about being solicited by the drug company to take part in a clinical trial.

A) The Physician did this with good intentions and hence it is not considered a HIPPA violation

B) As per State laws an authorization need not be obtained from the patient prior to disclosing the information

C) Physicians must not encourage to meet with drug representatives as inadvertently information may be disclosed

D) As per State and Federal laws the patient must be educated on the purpose of the disclosure and must sign an authorization prior to disclosing the information

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Question 2:

Unencrypted devices used by residents, doctors health care workers are considered unsecured in the event of a loss or theft by Federal and State privacy laws and therefore reportable to federal and state agencies

A) True

B) False

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Question 3:

A file clerk has access to PHI and while filing the lab reports she came across her cousins’ pregnancy test result. Can she call and inform the results to her cousin?

A) Yes

B) No

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Question 4:

An anthropology intern works in a clinic but does not work with patients or have access to medical records. Can she talk about the patients with her coworkers, family and friends even if it has nothing to do with her job?

A) Patients info can be discussed among co-workers

B) Patient Information can be discussed with family and friends

C) Patient info cannot be discussed unless it is part of your job requirements

D) Patient information can be discussed with any doctor

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Question 5:

An ultrasound technician did an ultrasound on a pregnant local celebrity and inadvertently saw the sex of the baby on the scan. Once she went home she called up her friend and gave her the info. Is this a HIPAA violation?

A) No, as the technician did not discuss it with her co workers

B) No, as long as the friend promises not to disclose it to anyone

C) Yes, as she is not following State and Federal guidelines

D) No, as the tech did not inform the treating doctor

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Question 6:

The front desk clerk at a local hospital rang up his friend who is a radiology technician informing him that a star athlete is coming up for an MRI and the clerk wanted to know the room the athlete will be admitted to. Is it okay to give her the information?

A) Yes, as no medical information was exchanged

B) It is not part of the clerks’ job to know where the patient will be admitted

C) It is ok as the technician is only looking up the location

D) Since the tech has permission to look into the medical records, it is OK

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Question 7:

A nurse in the hospital can access the medical records of all patients. Can she look up the information even though they are not her patients as long as she keeps the information confidential?

A) Yes, as long as it is confidential

B) No, the patient is not her patient

C) Yes, as long as the patient is in the same unit

D) Yes, she can look up only the electronic records but not the chart

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Question 8:

The social worker called a patient’s home phone number and left a message on the voice mail “ Mrs. Marie Smith please call back with regards to your tubal ligation procedure.” Is this a breach of privacy?

A) Yes, as she left a message with the patients’ name and type of procedure to call her back

B) No, as she had permission to call the patient at home

C) No, as this is standard hospital protocol to call the patient prior to surgery

D) No, as she left a message with the patients’ name and type of procedure to call her back

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Question 9:

The following security safeguards are necessary to protect PHI and e-PHI.

A) Protecting user ID

B) Not sharing password

C) Logging out of programs when not in use

D) All of the above

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Question 10:

All of these actions help to protect the privacy and security of patient information EXCEPT :

A) Utilizing safe computer skills

B) Reporting any suspected privacy and security breaches

C) Common password for the team of doctors treating the patient

D) Protecting verbal, written and electronic information

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