Levels to it
After getting angry at you boss you decide to sell a patients information for profit
what is 4?
identify what is a violation
what is name and email
you and your coworker were talking about patient in the hallway and someone overheard your conversation
what is incidental?
An IT administrator at a healthcare facility fails to implement user identification tracking, allowing multiple staff members in the billing department to log into the main database using a single, shared general account and password.
Which HIPAA Security Rule safeguard category was violated?
what is tech
Hipaa
what is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?
A worker uses a secure, encrypted, computer in a private space and malware activates and takes information.
what is 1?
identify what the violation is
what is address and social security
Another patient seeing a name written on a sign-in sheet at a reception desk.
what is incedental?
A nurse leaves a computer terminal logged into the electronic health record system in a busy, unmonitored hospital hallway, walking away to grab a coffee, allowing a visitor to view sensitive patient information.
Which HIPAA Security Rule safeguard category was violated?
what is Physical?
protects the following:
clients' health information to ensure it is not used or disclosed improperly
A client's right to access and make changes to their information
A client's right to know who is accessing their medical information
What is Privacy rule
A medical practice discovers its patient database is completely open to the public without a password, and refuses to spend money or take the site down for months.
what is 4?
identify what is a violation
what is account # and zip
A worker snooping into a celebrity’s medical chart out of curiosity.
what is purposeful?
A facility hires a new receptionist but fails to provide them with training or guidance on recognizing phishing emails. A receptionist subsequently clicks a malicious link, compromising patient files.
Which HIPAA Security Rule safeguard category was primarily violated?
what is administrative
covers the following 3 areas:
Adminstrative
Physical
Technical
What is the Security rule?
A hospital fails to do annual security assessments. When an auditor points out the missing assessments, the hospital immediately hires a firm to conduct them and fix the gap within a month
what is 3?
what is phone number and photo
A receptionist calls out a patient’s first and last name in a waiting room to bring them back for their appointment.
what is incidental
A dental office stores its paper patient charts and the main computer server rack in an unlocked storage closet that is frequently accessed by the cleaning crew and outside vendors without any visitor logs or escort policies.
Which HIPAA Security Rule safeguard category was violated?
what is physical
A healthcare provider, health plan, or healthcare clearinghouse that transmits health data electronically
what is a covered entity?
a clinic leaves a signed in computer on the front desk where it is stolen, despite the facility knowing it should have been logged out if unattended
what is 2?
what is data, date and ID?
A resident takes a photo of an unusual injury on their personal smartphone to show a friend later, without the patient's explicit consent.
what is purposeful
A small healthcare practice adopts a new cloud-based messaging app for doctors without ever performing a formal risk assessment or evaluating potential vulnerabilities and threats to electronic protected health information.
Which HIPAA Security Rule safeguard category was violated?
what is administrative
a tier of culpability where a covered entity or business associate knew, or by exercising reasonable diligence would have known, that an act or omission violated a HIPAA rule
what is Reasonable cause