HIPPA
This abbreviated federal law establishes standards for protecting patient health information and privacy.
What is HIPAA?
This acronym refers to protected patient information under HIPAA.
What is PHI? Protected Health Information.
HIPAA stands for this:
What is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?
A patient emails asking about their Abilify dosage from an unencrypted account. What is the most appropriate response before replying with PHI?
A) Reply, consent is implied as the patient initiated contact.
B) Call or pull the patient instead of discussing medications via e-mail.
C) Encrypt the response email before replying.
What is encrypt the response email before replying?
Compass staff must complete HIPAA refresher training at this frequency:
A: Annually
B: Every 3 months
C: On Joint Commission survey years
What is annually?
Which item below is least likely to be considered PHI on its own?
A) DOB
B) Diagnosis
C) Insurance ID
D) Public nutrition referral handout
What is a public nutrition referral handout?
Which of the following is NOT considered a privacy violation?
A) Faxing disability forms to the wrong number
B) Emailing diagnoses to an employer without ROI authorization
C) Emailing a patient a letter with the wrong DOB listed
What is emailing a patient a letter with the wrong DOB listed?
Before emailing a patient’s lab order to another healthcare provider, staff should take this security measure first.
A) Mark the email as “high importance”
B) Encrypt the email
C) Add “CONFIDENTIAL” to the subject line
What is encrypt the email?
A breach affects over 500 patients. Federal law may require Compass to notify patients, the government, and this additional group.
Who is the media?