What is False. HIPAA applies to Verbal, Written, and electronic communications and hardware.
100
Name, Address, Social Security Number, Birth Dates, Medical Record Numbers...
What is Protected Health Information (PHI)?
100
It is okay to discuss patients with my spouse..
What is False! It is not okay to discuss any patient information with your spouse. This is considered a breach and will result in reprimand.
100
To maintain this, all patient related conversations should be had in private..
What is confidentiality?
100
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
What is HIPAA?
200
Name of the government entity that enforces government rules and may inspect the health department at any time
What is the OCR - Office of Civil Rights
200
All LFCHD staff should do this when they walk away from their computer...
What is lock or log off their computer?
200
If I suspect someone is violating HIPAA or Compliance Policy, I should just say nothing. It is none of my business
What is False! If you suspect that a violation has taken place, you must report it to your Supervisor or Compliance Officer
200
You see results come in from the state lab on a family member. You decide to tell them their results to save them a phone call, after all it's family...right?
What is Wrong!
200
You have received an attachment from someone you do not know and was not expecting. It is perfectly okay to open it..
What is False, this can be a virus. Contact MIS to make sure it is okay.
300
Patient's have the right to amend or correct their own medical record
What is True. In certain circumstances a patient may request a correction or amendment be made to their own medical record
300
If you have to travel with PHI this is the best place to secure it...
What is the trunk of your vehicle or floor behind the front seat in a locked or closed container.
300
Jennifer Lawrence comes in to the health department to be seen. You can't believe it! A movie star! You have to snap a picture and post to Facebook. You have just committed this..
What is a PHI Breach
300
A provider is required to provide this notice to all patients when they register for the first time and when it is changed
What is Notice of Privacy Practices?
300
If I discover that there has been a breach of Protected Health Information, I call this person
Who is my supervisor or Katrina Howard, Compliance Officer
400
Patient's have the right to their own medical records and laboratory results
What is True. Patient's can obtain copies of their medical records and laboratory results by filling out a medical record release form.
400
This is the proper way to dispose of documents with PHI I no longer need
What is place in a shred container, never a general trash can or recycling bin.
400
Minimum Necessary
What is using only enough PHI to accomplish your job?
400
It is acceptable to discuss a TB patient in the elevator with a co-worker even though a visitor is riding to the second floor to get a medical record
What is False! Never discuss a patient's information in the presence of visitors, unless approved by the patient in their presence.
400
My compliance officer has an open door policy...
What is True!
500
According to HIPAA and our Notice of Privacy Practices it is ok to use PHI for these purposes...
What is Treatment, Payment, and Operations, also known as TPO
500
Paperwork that is stripped of identifying information
What is de-identified information
500
A patient has the right to request a list of all people who have accessed their PHI and the purpose
What is True! A patient may request a Accounting Disclosure of their medical records dating back 6 years!
500
The number one cause of breaches of Protected Health Information
What is Human Error?
500
What is your Compliance Officer's favorite pro football team?