HIPAA, medical records management, and scheduling concepts tested on the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant exam.
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- What does the acronym HIPAA stand for?
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- In what year was HIPAA enacted?
- 1996
- What is the main purpose of the HIPAA Privacy Rule?
- To protect patients' health information and set limits on its use and disclosure
- What is the main purpose of the HIPAA Security Rule?
- To protect electronic protected health information (ePHI) through administrative, physical, and technical safeguards
- What does PHI stand for?
- Protected Health Information
- What is a covered entity under HIPAA?
- A health plan, health care clearinghouse, or health care provider that transmits health information electronically
- What is a business associate under HIPAA?
- A person or company that performs services for a covered entity involving the use or disclosure of PHI
- What is the HIPAA minimum necessary standard?
- Only the minimum amount of PHI needed to accomplish the intended purpose should be used or disclosed
- What document must a covered entity give patients explaining how their PHI may be used?
- A Notice of Privacy Practices
- Within how many days must a covered entity respond to a patient's request to access their own medical record?
- 30 days
- What HIPAA right allows a patient to ask that an error in their record be corrected?
- The right to request an amendment
- What does the TPO exception to HIPAA authorization stand for?
- Treatment, Payment, and Health care Operations
- Is patient authorization required to disclose PHI for treatment, payment, or health care operations?
- No, TPO disclosures do not require a separate authorization
- What is an incidental disclosure under HIPAA?
- A secondary disclosure of PHI that occurs as an unavoidable byproduct of a permitted disclosure
- What is de-identified health information?
- Health information with all identifying details removed so it can no longer be linked to a specific person