What does PHI stand for?
a. Private Health Information
b. Personal Health Information
c. Protected Health Information
d. Protected Hospital Information.
c. Protected Health Information
If you stumble upon a breach of PHI, whom should you notify regarding the breach?
a. Your company's compliance officer
b. Your unit manager
c. The IT Department
d. Both a and b
a. Your company's compliance officer
When asking your family member for help in understanding a difficult dictation, the recording should not be played over the speakers. Why not?
a. Speakers muffle the sound quality.
b. No family member should have access to any voice or text file, or PHI.
b. No family member should have access to any voice or text file, or PHI.
You would like to maintain a file of sample reports for reference, you should:
a. Remove all PHI and print the report for your use.
b. Print the reports and store them in a safe place in your home.
c. Copy the reports as a document file on your personal c
d. None of the above.
You just transcribed a report on one of your neighbors who is in the hospital. You should:
a. Call and tell your neighbor what his/her doctor dictated in the report.
b. Call your friends and let them know what is going on with your neighbor.
c. Refuse to
c. Refuse to transcribe the report; ask your supervisor to assign it to someone else.
You decide it's time to take your 30-minute lunch break. You should:
a. Ensure your password-protected screen saver is active.
b. Exit all open programs.
c. Leave all programs up and running.
d. a and b only.
a. Ensure your password-protected screen saver is active.
When disposing of specimen cups or IV bags that include patient names, a hospital should:
a. Use a permanent marker to mark out any PHI before throwing in the trash.
b. Remove the labels and place them in confidential trash to be shredded.
c. Place the it
d. Any of the above.
Which of the items listed below is not considered PHI?
a. Date of birth
b. Patient's name
c. State where patient resides
d. Social Security number
c. State where patient resides
You are a MT or a QA editor and you keep a manual log of each report that you have worked on for the day in order to verify line counting. You should:
a. Shred or burn the log when you are finished with it.
b. Store the log in a filing cabinet indefinitel
d. Email a copy of it to your unit manager.
When you are in the waiting room of a doctor's office and the nurse says your name aloud to call you into the doctor's office for your appointment, is this a violation of the Privacy Rule? Yes or No
No
When asking a question about a report via instant messaging, it is permissible to include PHI in the message. True or False
False
According to the HIPAA Privacy Rule, there is no requirement that patients sign an authorization to obtain copies of their own records.
True or False
False
Can patients be given a copy of their records on CD instead of in paper format?
Yes or No
Yes
Are medical facilities required by the HIPAA Privacy Rule to notify patients of accidental disclosures of PHI?
Yes or No
Yes
You had an appointment with your family physician. This physician just happens to dictate reports to the medical transcription company that you work for, and you are one of the MTs who work on that site. You go into the system at work and open up the repo
Yes
You just transcribed a progress note on someone who is in your prayer group at church and the situation is gravely serious. You can:
a. Give the patient a call and tell her you're praying for her.
b. Go visit her and show your concern.
c. Call your pastor
d. None of the above
You would like to maintain a file of sample reports from various doctors on your account. You can legally:
a. Remove all PHI and print the report for your use.
b. Print the reports and store them in a safe place in your home.
c. Copy the reports as a docu
a. Remove all PHI and print the report for your use.
You have requested email feedback from your QA editor regarding some of the more challenging dictators on your account. This is appropriate if your QA editor:
a. Removes all PHI from the report before sending.
b. Sends the report using encryption software
d. All of the above.
You are a MT working for a medical transcription company. You come across a breach of PHI and should report it immediately to:
a. Human Resources
b. Your company's compliance officer
c. Your unit manager
d. The IT department
a. Human Resources
When the privacy officer has been notified of a privacy breach, he/she must:
a. Investigate the situation and find out exactly what transpired.
b. Notify the appropriate unit manager, the site, and all other appropriate individuals involved in the investi
d. All of the above
You receive copies of patient schedules from your employer in order to verify correct spellings of patient names, etc. These copies should be handled in what manner:
a. They should be saved for 60 days as a reference to be used to verify patient names in
c. They may be kept indefinitely as long as they are electronic and the computer is secure from access by others.