February 2015 Inservice - Home Care

1 1. HIPAA stands for:a. Health Inclusion Portability and Assurance Actb. Health Information Protection and Assurances Actc. Health Identification Protection and Accountability Actd. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act2. What did the 2013 Omnibus Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rule do regarding HIPAA information?a. Made effective the original HIPAA legislationb. Introduced the definition and criteria for protected health information (PHI)c. Implemented HITECH Act provisions, which expand HIPAA protections and fines for noncompliance d. Limited the power of state and local authorities to enforce privacy and security protections for patient data3.

2 _____ prevents someone from hearing or seeing a person s private health records and information unless he or she has the proper Privacyb. Confidentialityc. Securityd. None of the above4. Which of the following is NOT an example of PHI?a. Resident recordb. Favorite color c. Date of birth d. Employer5. A facility must always allow a resident to view and photocopy his or her PHI if that person submits a request, even if doing so could put the resident s health at Trueb. FalseA supplement to CNA Tr ainin g Ad visorName: Date:6. Under HIPAA, if a facility wants to disclose a resident s PHI for a purpose other than providing healthcare, it is required to obtain that individual s _____.

3 A. electronic health recordb. consentc. authorizationd. None of the above7. To comply with HIPAA, skilled nursing facilities and other covered entities are required to do all of the following EXCEPT:a. Notify residents of their privacy rightsb. Burn all old files c. Train employees so that they are fully aware of privacy proceduresd. Implement safeguards to prevent misuse of PHI8. A cover sheet marked Confidential should accompany all faxed information pertaining to residents. a. Trueb. False9. When emailing information about a resident, staff should avoid using any detailed identifying information b.

4 Use a computer that many visitors can see and access c. use casual language and abbreviations wherever possible d. refer to the resident by his or her full name 10. Even if frontline staff are certain that the person they are speaking with is permitted to hear certain information, they should not discuss a resident s PHI on Facebookb. at partiesc. in restrooms of public buildingsd. All of the aboveC NA Pro fesso rMark the correct I P A A Q U I Z F EBRUARY 2015 Volu m e 13 Is s u e No. 22H C P R O .C O M 2015 HCPro, a division of BLR. For permission to reproduce part or all of this newsletter for external distribution or use in educational packets, contact the Copyright Clearance Center at or NA Training Ad viso rFe b ruary 2 0 15H I P A A : S A F E G U A R D R E S I D E N T S P H ICon gr ess p assed H IPAA t o safegu ar d t h e p r ivacy, con d en t ialit y, a n d secu r it y of ever y p er son s h ea lt h in for m at ion.

5 For t h ose in t h e lon g-t er m ca r e in d u st r y, t h ese exp ect a t ion s sh ou ld t r an sla t e t o h on or in g r esid en t s sp ecific r igh t s u n d er t h e legislat ion wh en p r ovid in g ca r e. Residen ts have the right to: P r iva c y, which dictates wh o should an d sh ould n ot have access totheir protected health in for m ation (PH I). This in for m ation sh ouldon ly be available to people wh o n eed it to provide car e. Co n d e n t ia lit y, wh ich pr even ts people from h ear in g or seein gan in dividual s private health recor ds an d in for m ation un less th eyhave th e appropriate perm ission s.

6 Because all PH I is con den tial,an yon e who accesses it is r espon sible for its protection . S e c u r i t y, wh ich is th e veh icle for pr ovidin g pr ivacy an d con -den tiality. Its pur pose is to en sur e th at PH I is accessed on ly byauth orized in ovid in g qu alit y r esid en t car e r equ ir es com m u n ication bet ween wor ker s fr om d iffer en t d iscip lin es an d set t in gs. Tod ay s p let h or a of elect r on ic m ed iu m s m akes sh ar in g im por t an t in form at ion abou t residen ts easier than ever. H owever, this con ven ience also m eans that con den tial in form ation is often readily available to an yon e who walks by a fax m ach in e or logs on to a com puter a vuln erability that can be particularly disquietin g for people who fear that the exposure of their PH I could result in job discrim in ation , em barrassm ent, or th e loss or denial of health in suran er efor e, wit h t h e gr owin g p r esen ce of elect r on ic d at a, wh ich in cr easin gly r ep laces or su p p lem en t s p ap er les.

7 P rovid er s an d st aff m u st m ake su r e t h ey r e equ ip p ed t o p r ot ect h ealt h in for m at ion in an y for m . Fed er al laws, su ch as H IPAA, h elp accom p lish t h is by en su r in g ever y st at e an d h ealt h car e or gan izat ion follows t h e sam e r u les for pr om ot in g p r ivacy, con d en t ialit y, an d secu r it coverage and expectations Th e p r ivacy p r ot ect ion s of H IPAA ap p ly t o PH I, wh ich is in for -m at ion t h at : Is cr eat ed or r eceived by a cover ed en t it y or an emp loyer t h atr elat es t o a per son s p ast , p r esen t , or fu t u r e h ealt h con d it ion ,h ealt h t r eat m en t , or paym en t for h ealt h car e ser vices Cou ld id en t ify an in d ivid u al, su ch as n am e, ad d r ess, t elep h on en u m ber , d at e of bir t h , d iagn osis, m ed ical r ecor d n um ber , SocialSecu r it y n u m ber , em p loyer , or p osit ionCNA Training Advisor (ISSN: 1545-7028 [print].)

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