Healthcare providers, insurance companies, and clearinghouses
100
What is ePHI?
electronic Protected Health Information: PHI stored or transmitted in electronic form
100
Who is covered by the ADA?
People with disabilities or who are perceived to have a disability
100
What is the Hazard Communication Standard?
The formal name of the federal right to know law designed to protect workers from unsafe work environments
100
What are three examples of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) used in a medical environment?
Answers will vary but may include gloves, eye protection, face shields, masks, full body suits
200
What is Protected Health Information (PHI)?
Any data element that can be used to identify a patient.
200
What are the forms of patient records covered by the Security Rule?
Only ePHI - PHI in electronic form
200
What is a disability according to the ADA?
An impairment that substantially limits one or more of a person's major life activities
200
What is OSHA? (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)?
The government agency tasked with enforcing the Hazard Communication Standard
200
What is a needlestick incident?
A potential exposure to pathogens by being poked with a needle
300
What forms of patient records are covered by the Privacy Rule? (for example, paper records)
All forms of records are covered: paper, electronic, oral.
300
What is Confidentiality?
Ensuring that PHI is shared ONLY with authorized users for authorized reasons
300
Who must comply with Title 1 - Employment of the ADA?
Companies with 15 or more employees and all Federal, state, and local governments
300
What are labels (in the context of the HCS)?
Information on the container of each chemical located in the workplace that includes the identity of the chemical and appropriate hazard warnings
300
Ending lifetime limits on insurance coverage was put into effect by what law?
The Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare): the Patient Bill of Rights provision
400
What is the Notice of Privacy Practices?
The form given to patients on their first visit detailing how their PHI will be used.
400
Who is the Security Officer?
The person who is responsible for developing and implementing the facilities' written security policies and procedures
400
What does Title IV - Telecommunications of the ADA do?
Grants the individual the right to use a TTY machine to communicate due to being deaf or hard of hearing
400
What are Safety Data Sheets (formerly known as Material Safety Data Sheets)?
Information sheets that provide detailed information about the chemical used at the workplace, how to prevent exposure, the effects of exposure, and emergency treatment in the event of exposure
400
What law enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) significantly increased the penalties for HIPAA violations?
The HITECH Act (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act)
500
What is Treatment, Payment, and Operations (TPO)?
The three elements of the healthcare cycle for which the patient does NOT have to give authorization to share their PHI.
500
What are Technical Safeguards?
The technology and policies and procedures for its use that protect and control access to ePHI. The two other safeguards in the Security Rule are Administrative Safeguards and Physical Safeguards.
500
What is Title V - Miscellaneous of the ADA? (What does it provide for?)
A provision prohibiting either threatening or retaliating against individuals with disabilities for asserting their rights under the ADA.
500
What is the Written Hazard Communication Plan?
A written plan which explains how the employer will meet the requirements of the right to know law and which is available to the employee upon request
500
What law required OSHA to revise and strengthen their Bloodborne Pathogens Standard?