Test your HIPAA Knowledge! If a client/patient requests amending his/her medical records at your office you: A. Laugh out loud B. Laugh to your self C. Go back into the office and laugh with the rest of the office D. Explain your office procedure to do that What does the P in HIPAA stand for? A. Portability of medical insurance for employees changing jobs B. The Privacy of PHI information C. The Protection of PHI and office medical records D. The Personal medical information of PHI The receptionist's spouse has come to the office to pick them up for lunch, and is waiting in the back office, where there are medical records sitting out waiting to be filed from the morning's patients. What is wrong with this picture? A. The receptionist has enough time to go out for lunch!? B. Unauthorized personnel do not belong in areas where they could potentially access PHI C. Nothing D. Someone let an unauthorized person into what should be a locked area. E. B and D Health Care information is: A. Oral or recorded information no matter where it is kept B. Received or created by an employer C. Past, present or future health information of an individual D. A, B, and C E. None of the above A Chain of Trust Agreement involves: A. All the surrounding offices at your location B. All your Business Associates C. Business Associates of your Business Associates D. Any one that has access to PHI The security portion of the HIPAA law involves: A. The security of the practice B. Protecting the paper files and computer data files of the practice C. Protection of patient information for unauthorized disclosure D. Protection of patient information from unauthorized access E. B and D What areas does HIPAA apply to? A. All auto insurance claims B. Eligibility of employees for pre-existing conditions for medical coverage C. Authorizations for claims payment D. Electronic Transmittal of claims and payment information E. B and D F. All of the above A patient can deny access to his/her medical history to people outside your office except under the following circumstance: A. He requests it in writing B. He signs your office's required form C. His personal medical provider believes release is necessary to the patient's welfare or the welfare of someone else. D. Your office documents that you disagree with the request The Privacy Notice must: A. Be posted in a plainly visible location in the office B. Explain the patient's rights C. Provide contact information for the Office of Civil Rights D. A, B, and C E. None of the above The Minimum Necessary Rule: A. The health care office only has to do the minimum to be compliant with HIPAA B. To apply HIPAA to everyday communications C. The receptionist need not be compliant D. Outside parties need to do only the minimum to be compliant