HIPAA General Awarness

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This quiz is used to evaluate the understanding of the protocols and procedures of Wayland Area EMS and the federal and state requirements for patient information privacy. Please take your time and answer to the best of your understanding.

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Which of the following types of workforce members are NOT required to learn about HIPAA?

A Volunteers

B Physicians

C Employees

D None of the above

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PHI stands for?

A Prohibited Health Information

B Protected Health

C Psycholotherapy Health Information

D Public Health Information

Option 5

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PHI is any health information that could reasonably be used to identify the patient.

A True

B False

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It's OK to share PHI with the friends or neighbors of a patient if you all belong to the same church.

A True

B False

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The Notice of Privacy Practices:

A Informs patients how their PHI may be used by the EMS agency

B Provides the name of a contact person if the patient wants to file a privacy complaint

C Must be provided to every patient and posted in public places throughout the EMS agency.

D All of the above

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The Notice of Privacy Practices must address uses and disclosures of PHI related to which of the following:

A Treatment, payment and healthcare options.

B Treatment, research and payment.

C Treatment and payment.

D Healthcare options.

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Under HIPAA, patients have the rights to request that we limit how their health information may be used and shared.

A True

B False

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Under HIPAA patient's have the right to decide whether or not they want callers and visitors to know of their admission to the hospital.

A True

B False

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HIPAA compliance includes taking reasonable measures to ensure that conversations about patients are not overheard by people who have no need to know.

A True

B False

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Under HIPAA, if you access a patient's health information for unauthorized or non-job related reasons, we would be required to report your access to the patient (upon the patient's request)

A True

B False

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Under HIPAA, the term "Minimum Necessary" means:

A That you do as little work as possible every day.

B That every employee can have access only to the amount of PHI necessary for them to do their job.

C That physicians cannot request a patient's entire medical record to treat the patient.

D None of the above.

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We can assume it's okay to discuss a patient's health information with family members and friends who are involved in the patient's care or the payment thereof.

A True

B False

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The penalties for an institution/agency or employee violating HIPAA may include:

A Fines

B Imprisonment

C Termination of employment

D All of the above.

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Why should I care about HIPAA?

a It is required by law

B It supports our Value to respect patient's privacy.

C. Every employee must know how to apply the agency's HIPAA policies.

D All of the above.

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The Personal Privacy Policy is available upon request, but if a patient request a copy how can you obtain one?

A It can faxed or E-mailed to an address or phone number from the Field Bridge documents tab.

B A copy should be available with the rest of the paperwork found by the driver.

C. A copy can be sent to the patient's home from the office on request.

D All of the above

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As part of the policies and procedures providing protection of patient's PHI the following methods of information transferal are NOT acceptable.

A E-mail the patient's record if requested by the Doctor

B Fax a copy of the patient record to the requesting facility

C Leave a copy of the report in a sealed envelope in an employee's mailbox

D Relay information over the phone to a caller who is requesting the information

What information is considered to be PHI and which is "public knowledge"

PHI

Public Knowledge

The address of a call as given by Dispatch

The patient's name and birthdate

The nature of a call as given by Dispatch

The patient's initials given over the radio

The patient's age as given by Disptach

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To whom can PHI information be shared in accordance with the Wayland agreement

A Our Billing Service

B To a Public Health authority

C To a police agency

D To the medical examiner's office

E For educational purposes

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