HIPAA

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1 / 10

HIPAA is a federal law that protects the privacy of a person's health information.

True.

False.

2 / 10

Which of these is considered confidential information under HIPAA?

The patient's name.

What is wrong with the patient.

The homecare services the patient is receiving.

All of the above.

3 / 10

What information about patients is protected by the HIPAA regulations?

Information that is in the computer.

Information that is written on paper.

Information that is said out loud.

All of the above.

4 / 10

The HIPAA regulations about privacy are only for nurses, therapists, and other professionals. They do not apply to home health aides.

True.

False.

5 / 10

The patient must give permission before the aide can release information about him or her.

True.

False.

6 / 10

A patient's daughter arrives from out of town while you are making a visit. She says to you, "I can't seem to get any straight information from my brother. Can you please tell me what is wrong with Dad?" How should you answer her.

Tell the daughter that her father has cancer and you think her brother should have told her.

Tell the daughter you don't really know.

Show the daughter the care plan and folder so she can see for herself.

Tell the daughter that you cannot share information about her father and suggest that she discuss this with her father and brother.

7 / 10

You could be fined for sharing patient information with someone who should not receive it.

True.

False.

8 / 10

It is not a problem to discuss patient information with other staff members even if they are not taking care of the patient.

True.

False.

9 / 10

What should you do with papers that have patient information on them when you no longer need the information?

Throw them in the trash can at home.

Give them to your children to use as scratch paper.

Take them into the office and place them in the to-be-shredded bin.

Put them in the patient's trash can.

10 / 10

The scheduler calls you at a patient's home to give you another assignment. There are people who can hear what you are saying. What should you do?

Repeat the name and address of the other patient so you can make certain you have it right.

Tell the scheduler there are others who can hear you, so you can't repeat the information and she may have to give you the information several times to make certain you have it correctly.

Tell the scheduler to call someone else since people can overhear you.

Tell the scheduler you can't talk and hang up.

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