Health Information Privacy and Security Practice Questions
Course Introduction
This course provides a comprehensive overview of health information privacy and security, focusing on the legal, ethical, and practical requirements for protecting patient health data. Students will explore the foundations of health information management, including relevant legislation such as HIPAA, and examine the various threats and vulnerabilities that can impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of health information. Topics include privacy policies and procedures, risk assessment, incident response, data encryption, audit trails, and best practices for maintaining compliance in both paper and electronic environments. Emphasis is placed on real-world applications and strategies to mitigate risks in evolving healthcare technology landscapes.
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Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Information Management 4th Edition by Dana C. McWay
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Chapter 1: Workings of the American Legal System
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Q1) Legislative proposals are called:
A) amendments
B) bills
C) ordinances
D) torts
Answer: B
Q2) The Administrative Procedure Act (APA)governs the way in which administrative agencies of the _____ government may propose and establish regulations.
A) county
B) federal
C) municipal
D) state
Answer: B
Q3) Res judicata is a doctrine that courts are subject to, and it means :
A) a matter [already] judged.
B) let the master answer.
C) to let the decision stand.
D) utmost good faith.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Court Systems and Legal Procedures
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Q1) The stages through which a lawsuit passes is called the _____ process.
A) appeal
B) complaint
C) interrogatory
D) legal
Answer: D
Q2) Spoliation of evidence occurs as a result of _____.
A) claims that had been injured by a defective product,which was discarded or lost
B) negative evidentiary inference that is irrelevant to an ongoing legal proceeding
C) unconsciousness of guilt or lack of motivation to prevent evidence from being used
D) wrongful destruction or alteration of evidence and/or failure to preserve data
Answer: D
Q3) The first step of every lawsuit is the pretrial conference.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Judicial Process of Health Information
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Q1) Which is presented to a court or jury as proof of the facts in issue and that may include the testimony of witnesses,records,documents,or objects?
A) court order
B) evidence
C) litigation response plan
D) show cause order
Answer: B
Q2) List 3 common elements of a valid subpoena.
Answer: 1.Name of court where lawsuit is brought
2.Names of the parties to the lawsuit
3.Docket number of the case
4.Date,time and place of requested appearance
5.Specific documents to be produced if a subpoena duces tecum is involved
6.Name and telephone number of attorney who requested the subpoena
7.Signature,stamp,or seal of the official empowered to issue the subpoena
8.Witness fees,where provided by law
Q3) To be admissible,evidence must be both pertinent and proper.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Principles of Liability
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Q1) The unauthorized acquisition,access,use or disclosure of protected health information,which compromises the privacy or security of such information is called
A) breach of confidentiality
B) corporate negligence
C) failure to warn
D) intentional tort
Q2) Under the theory of failure to warn,the psychotherapist _____.
A) can warn an intended victim if the patient expresses the intent to do harm
B) has an ethical obligation only,not a legal one,which means a warning is optional
C) may not reveal a patient's intentions to harm a third party due to confidentiality issues
D) should alert the authorities only to the possibility that the patient may harm another
Q3) Nominal damages are awarded to _____.
A) justify bringing a lawsuit
B) make the plaintiff whole
C) punish the defendant
D) vindicate the injured party
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Chapter 5: Ethical Standards
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Q1) When comparing ethics with etiquette,laws,morals,and values,ethics are based on
A) Legislation
B) Philosophy
C) Religion
D) Society
Q2) In the healthcare context,the distributive justice criterion of contribution refers to the _____.
A) amount the health insurance provider is expected to reimburse
B) How much money the client pays for the health care service rendered
C) The healthcare provider's write-off amount for the services provided
D) What a person might be expected to contribute to society at a later date
Q3) Which are among the six criteria required to assign distributive justice?
A) Ability to pay,merit,equity,social standing
B) Age,effort,merit,need
C) Need,equity,contribution,effort
D) Professional status,merit,contribution,need
Q4) What are two times that an individual looks to ethics to help?
Q5) Describe the difference between comparative and distributive justice.
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Chapter 6: Ethical Decisions and Challenges
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Q1) A written list of a profession's values and standards of conduct would best be described as the _____.
A) Bylaws
B) Code of ethics
C) Rules and regulations
D) Statutes
Q2) Which provides the most accurate sequence in the ethical decision making process?
A) Determine available options,determine the facts,evaluate the outcome of the decision
B) Determine the facts of the situation,decide what should be done,define the issue
C) Define the issue,determine available options,implement the decision
D) Determine stakeholders,determine facts of the situation,define the issue
Q3) Describe what the ARRA is and how it has changed the HIM professional's role in healthcare.
Q4) Conflict of interest can be potential or actual.
A)True
B)False
Q5) List the 9 steps in ethical decision making
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Chapter 7: Bioethical Issues
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Q1) Describe the difference between passive and active euthanasia.
Q2) With regards to minor consent _____.
A) All states require parental consent to dispense birth control
B) Consent for contraception does not include treatment for pregnancy or STDs
C) Minors are incapable of providing informed consent for treatment
D) Some states grant minors access to birth control without parental consent
Q3) GINA stands for:
A) Genetics in Native Americans
B) Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
C) Government in Nursing Association
D) Government Information Nondisclosure Agreement
Q4) Two forms of eugenics include breeding and _____.
A) Genetic testing
B) Prenatal testing
C) Prenatal surgery
D) Sterilization
Q5) Describe the difference between living will and durable power of attorney.
Q6) Sterilization is actions taken to make an individual incapable of reproducing.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Patient Record Requirements
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Q1) Storage constraints,new technology,and fiscal concerns are all forces influencing retention of health information.
A)True
B)False
Q2) When an error is made in the healthcare record,_____.
A) An addendum to the EHR or paper-based record should be documented,leaving the original entry in place
B) Eliminating the erroneous information by using correction fluid in a paper-based record is an acceptable practice
C) Make sure that the erroneous entry is deleted in its entirety,and the correct information is entered
D) The correction to the record should be made by the healthcare provider's supervisor to Enhance reliability
Q3) Which is an example of social information associated with the health record?
A) Alcohol,tobacco,and work history
B) Demographic data,such as address
C) Test results and operative reports
D) Third-party payer information
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Chapter 9: Confidentiality and Informed Consent
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Q1) Confidentiality is the obligation of the health care provider to maintain patient information in a manner that will not permit dissemination beyond the health care provider.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The right to privacy is limited in the event that the _____.
A) Patient is an employee of the facility where the records are maintained
B) Patient rights to privacy interfere in some way with the public good
C) Right to privacy is absolute under the United States Constitution
D) Right to confidentiality and privacy is mandated by HIPAA legislation
Q3) Personal and medical information that contains identifiers by which an individual can be recognized are referred to as:
A) PHD - personal health data.
B) PHI - personal health information.
C) PHI - protected health information.
D) PMD - private medical data.
Q4) Describe the difference between a living will and durable power of attorney.
Q5) Describe the physician- patient privilege and when is it used.
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Chapter 10: Access to Health Information
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Q1) An emancipated minor is one who is _____.
A) Actively serving in the US armed forces
B) Engaged to be married
C) Not living with his or her parents
D) Quitting high school
Q2) Health care information is owned by the _____.
A) facility
B) government agency
C) patient
D) treating physician
Q3) Which method is associated with an evolving trend regarding the maintenance of health care records?
A) Attorneys must submit a subpoena duces tecum to receive copies of records.
B) Government entities serve as custodians of information in the health care record.
C) Health care facilities can establish charges for copying health care records.
D) Patients are permitted to access their own information in the health care record.
Q4) What is the role of the IRB?
Q5) List three items that must be included on a valid release of information form.
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Chapter 11: Specialized Patient Records
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Q1) List the three components of a valid authorization.
Q2) Which statement about the substance abuse treatment is true?
A) Depending on their age,minors are permitted to sign a consent to treatment.
B) In certain circumstances,parental consent is required to authorize treatment.
C) Minors are not permitted to authorize the release of substance abuse information.
D) Substance abuse facilities allow either the minor or parent to authorize treatment.
Q3) Federal confidentiality requirements are provided to a patient when _____.
A) Facilities receive a discovery request pursuant to a lawsuit
B) Patients are admitted to a substance abuse treatment program
C) They are discharged from a substance abuse treatment program
D) Payers request records to verify treatment prior to approving payment
Q4) A 35-year-old woman was in ABC Hospital psychiatric ward last week after trying to commit suicide.She was released today and wants her complete medical record.As the HIM Manager how do you respond?
Q5) Mental health records can be released just like a general medical record.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Risk Management, Quality Management, and Utilization Management
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Q1) Information concerning professional competence and conduct is reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank only if the physician agrees with the statements.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which is an obstacle to peer review activities?
A) Administrative feedback and input.
B) Fear of reprisals for candid criticism.
C) Participation by healthcare providers.
D) Resultant measures to improve care.
Q3) Which an investigation into a serious event,including clinical and administrative review?
A) Discovery process
B) Incident reporting
C) Root-cause analysis
D) TPO procedures
Q4) Attorney client privilege protects the communications made between attorneys and their clients from disclosure to third parties.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Information Systems
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Q1) HIPAA Security Rules and Privacy Rules are similar,yet different,in that both _____.
A) Are different names for the same regulations
B) Limit patient access and control of information
C) Often oppose each rule's efforts and results
D) Protect information from different aspects
Q2) List three ways for risk prevention in an EHR.
Q3) HIPAA safeguards include _____.
A) Administrative and insurance
B) Informational and technical
C) Physical and technical
D) Physical and theoretical
Q4) The health care provider should consider improved controls,including the establishment of written policies and procedures covering the loan and use of _____ and whether ePHI should even be maintained on these media/devices at all
A) Computer devices that are portable
B) Electronic surveillance equipment
C) Mainframe and archived computers
D) Off-site storage of paper records
Q5) List three benefits of telemedicine.
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Chapter 14: Health-Care Fraud and Abuse
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Q1) Compliance programs ensure the establishment of effective internal controls that promote adherence to the applicable local,state and federal laws and regulations.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A chief compliance officer's duties might include which of the following?
A) education and training
B) complaints evaluation and resolution
C) audits and monitoring of compliance
D) all of the above
Q3) The primary responsibility for investigating claims of fraud committed against the military's health insurance programs is the responsibility of the _____.
A) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
B) Defense Criminal Investigative Service
C) DHHS Office of the Inspector General
D) Office of the Surgeon General
Q4) Audits and other evaluation techniques are used to monitor compliance.
A)True
B)False
Q5) List three main laws that address fraud and abuse.
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Chapter 15: Law and Ethics in the Workplace
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Q1) Describe what Worker's Compensation is.
Q2) Which is a written list of a profession's values and standards of conduct?
A) Bylaws
B) Code of ethics
C) Policies and procedures
D) Rules and regulations
Q3) A 55 year-old male who has been laid off from work at a facility has applied for a position with another healthcare facility.Which is a consideration that should be made in the decision to hire him or not to hire him?
A) Are healthcare insurance costs going to be higher due to his age?
B) Can he physically perform the job for which he is being considered?
C) Is his gender going to require that he be remunerated more than others?
D) What is the minimum retirement age for this and other candidates?
Q4) Living wage laws require employers to pay employees more than the federal minimum wage.
A)True
B)False
Q5) List the four types of sex discrimination listed in your textbook.
Q6) List two ethics elements in a performance appraisal.
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