A health care provider is considering Internet access for their employees and patients. Which of the following is the organization's MOST secure solution for protection of data?

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and digital signatures

Trusted server certificates and passphrases

Asymmetric encryption and User ID

Which of the BEST internationally recognized standard for evaluating security products and systems?

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS)

Which of the following is the BEST example of weak management commitment to the protection of security assets and resources?

poor governance over security processes and procedures

immature security controls and procedures

variances against regulatory requirements

unanticipated increases in security incidents and threats

Which of the following is the BEST reason for the use of security metrics?

They provide an appropriate framework for Information Technology (IT) governance.

They ensure that the organization meets its security objectives.

They provide an appropriate framework for Information Technology (IT) governance.

They speed up the process of quantitative risk assessment.

They quantify the effectiveness of security processes.

Which of the following is the BEST reason for writing an information security policy?

To support information security governance

To reduce the number of audit findings

To implement effective information security controls

A covered healthcare provider which a direct treatment relationship with an individual need not:

get a acknowledgement of the notice from each individual on stamped paper

provide the notice no later than the date of the first service delivery, including service delivered electronically

have the notice available at the service delivery site for individuals to request and keep

get a acknowledgement of the notice from each individual on stamped paper

post the notice in a clear and prominent location where it is reasonable to expect individuals seeking service from the covered healthcare provider to be able to read it

Health Information Rights although your health record is the physical property of the healthcare practitioner or facility that compiled it, the information belongs to you. You do not have the right to:

request a restriction on certain uses and disclosures of your information outside the terms as provided by 45 CFR 164.522

obtain a paper copy of the notice of information practices upon request inspect and obtain a copy of your health record as provided for in 45 CFR 164.524

request a restriction on certain uses and disclosures of your information outside the terms as provided by 45 CFR 164.522

amend your health record as provided in 45 CFR 164.528 obtain an accounting of disclosures of your health information as provided in 45 CFR 164.528

revoke your authorization to use or disclose health information except to the extent that action has already been taken

Title II of HIPPA includes a section, Administrative Simplification, not requiring:

Protection of availability of health data through setting and enforcing standards

Improved efficiency in healthcare delivery by standardizing electronic data interchange

Protection of confidentiality of health data through setting and enforcing standards

Protection of security of health data through setting and enforcing standards

Protection of availability of health data through setting and enforcing standards

sweeping changes in most healthcare transaction and administrative information systems

sweeping changed in some healthcare transaction and administrative information systems

sweeping changes in most healthcare transaction and administrative information systems

minor changes in most healthcare transaction and administrative information systems

no changes in most healthcare transaction and minor changes in administrative information systems

A health plan may conduct its covered transactions through a clearinghouse, and may require a provider to conduct covered transactions with it through a clearinghouse. The incremental cost of doing so must be borne

by any other entity but the health plan

Covered entities (certain health care providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses) are not required to comply with the HIPPA Privacy Rule until the compliance date. Covered entities may, of course, decide to:

voluntarily protect patient health information before this date

unvoluntarily protect patient health information before this date

voluntarily protect patient health information before this date

after taking permission, voluntarily protect patient health information before this date

compulsorily protect patient health information before this date

The HIPPA task force must first

inventory the organization's systems, processes, policies, procedures and data to determine which elements are critical to patient care and central to the organization's business

inventory the organization's systems, processes, policies, procedures and data to determine which elements are non critical to patient care and central to the organization's business

inventory the organization's systems, processes, policies, procedures and data to determine which elements are critical to patient complaints and central to the organization's peripheral businesses

modify the organization's systems, processes, policies, procedures and data to determine which elements are critical to patient care and central to the organization's business

The confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patient records maintained by this program is protected by federal law and regulations. Generally, the program may not say to a person outside the program that a patient attends the program, or disclose any information identifying a patient as an alcohol or drug abuser even if:

the disclosure is made to medical personnel in a medical emergency or to qualified personnel for research, audit, or program evaluation.

The person outside the program gives a written request for the information

the disclosure is allowed by a court order

the disclosure is made to medical personnel in a medical emergency or to qualified personnel for research, audit, or program evaluation.

What is a Covered Entity? The term "Covered Entity" is defined in 160.103 of the regulation.

The definition is deceptively simple and short

The definition is complicate and long.

The definition is referred to in the Secure Computing Act

The definition is very detailed.

The definition is deceptively simple and short

Are employers required to submit enrollments by the standard transactions?

Employers are not CEs and do not have to send enrollment using HIPPA standard transactions.However, the employer health plan IS a CE and must be able to conduct applicable transactions using the HIPPA standards.

Though Employers are not CEs and they have to send enrollment using HIPPA standard transactions. However, the employer health plan IS a CE and must be able to conduct applicable transactions using the HIPPA standards

Employers are not CEs and do not have to send enrollment using HIPPA standard transactions.However, the employer health plan IS a CE and must be able to conduct applicable transactions using the HIPPA standards.

Employers are CEs and have to send enrollment using HIPPA standard transactions. However, the employer health plan IS a CE and must be able to conduct applicable transactions using the HIPPA standards.

Employers are CEs and do not have to send enrollment using HIPPA standard transactions. Further, the employer health plan IS also a CE and must be able to conduct applicable transactions using the HIPPA standards.

The HIPPA task force must inventory the organization's systems, processes, policies, procedures and data to determine which elements are critical to patient care and central to the organizations business. All must be inventoried and listed by

by priority as well as availability, reliability, access and use. The person responsible for criticality analysis must remain mission-focused and carefully document all the criteria used.

by priority as well as encryption levels, authenticity, storage-devices, availability, reliability, access and use. The person responsible for criticality analysis must remain mission-focused and carefully document all the criteria used.

by priority and cost as well as availability, reliability, access and use. The person responsible for criticality analysis must remain mission-focused and carefully document all the criteria used.

by priority as well availability, reliability, access and use. The person responsible for criticality analysis must remain mission-focused but need not document all the criteria used.

by priority as well as availability, reliability, access and use. The person responsible for criticality analysis must remain mission-focused and carefully document all the criteria used.

Are there penalties under HIPPA?

HIPPA calls for severe civil and criminal penalties for noncompliance, including: -- fines up to $25k for multiple violations of the same standard in a calendar year -- fines up to $250k and/or imprisonment up to 10 years for knowing misuse of individually identifiable health information.

HIPPA calls for severe civil and criminal penalties for noncompliance, includes: -- fines up to 50k for multiple violations of the same standard in a calendar year -- fines up to $500k and/or imprisonment up to 10 years for knowing misuse of individually identifiable health information

HIPPA calls for severe civil and criminal penalties for noncompliance, including: -- fines up to $100 for multiple violations of the same standard in a calendar year -- fines up to $750k and/or imprisonment up to 20 years for knowing misuse of individually identifiable health information

HIPPA gave the option to adopt other financial and administrative transactions standards, "consistent with the goals of improving the operation of health care system and reducing administrative costs" to

ASCA prohibits HHS from paying Medicare claims that are not submitted electronically after October 16, 2003, unless the Secretary grants a waiver from this requirement

ASCA prohibits HHS from paying Medicare claims that are not submitted electronically after October 16, 2003.

ASCA prohibits HHS from paying Medicare claims that are not submitted on paper after October 16, 2003

ASCA prohibits HHS from paying Medicare claims that are not submitted electronically after October 16, 2003, unless the Secretary grants a waiver from this requirement

May a health plan require a provider to use a health care clearinghouse to conduct a HIPPA-covered transaction, or must the health plan acquire the ability to conduct the transaction directly with those providers capable of conducting direct transactions?

A health plan may conduct its covered transactions through a clearinghouse, and may require a provider to conduct covered transactions with it through a clearinghouse. But the incremental cost of doing so must be borne by the health plan. It is a cost-benefit decision on the part of the health plan whether to acquire the ability to conduct HIPPA transactions directly with other entities, or to require use of a clearinghouse.

A health plan may not conduct it's covered transactions through a clearinghouse

A health plan may after taking specific permission from HIPPA authorities conduct its covered transactions through a clearinghouse

is not as per HIPPA allowed to require provider to conduct covered transactions with it through a clearinghouse

Business Associate Agreements are required by the regulation whenever a business associate relationship exists. This is true even when the business associates are both covered entities.

There are specific elements which must be included in a Business Associate Agreement. These elements are listed in 164.504(e) (2)

There are no specific elements which must be included in a Business Associate Agreement.However some recommended but not compulsory elements are listed in 164.504(e) (2)

There are specific elements which must be included in a Business Associate Agreement. These elements are listed Privacy Legislation

There are no specific elements which must be included in a Business Associate Agreement.

There are specific elements which must be included in a Business Associate Agreement. These elements are listed in 164.504(e) (2)

The implementation Guides

are referred to in the Transaction Rule

are not referred to in the Transaction Rule

are referred to in the Compliance Rules

are referred to in the Confidentiality Rule

are entities that perform services that require the use of Protected Health Information on behalf of Covered Entities. One covered entity may be a business partner of another covered entity

are entities that do not perform services that require the use of Protected Health Information on behalf of Covered Entities. One covered entity may be a business partner of another covered entity

are entities that perform services that require the use of Encrypted Insurance Information on behalf of Covered Entities. One covered entity may be a business partner of another covered entity

are entities that perform services that require the use of Protected Health Information on behalf of Covered Entities. One covered entity cannot be a business partner of another covered entity.

Health Care Providers, however

do not become the business associates of health plans by simply joining a network

become the business associates of health plans even without joining a network

become the business associates of health plans by simply joining a network

do not become the business associates of health plans by simply joining a network

do not become the HIPPA associates of health plans by simply joining a network

Group Health Plans sponsored or maintained by employers, however,

ARE SOMETIMES covered entities.

Employers often advocate on behalf of their employees in benefit disputes and appeals, answer Question:s with regard to the health plan, and generally help them navigate their health benefits. Is this type of assistance allowed under the regulation?

The final rule does nothing to hinder or prohibit plan sponsors from advocating on behalf of group health plan participants or providing assistance in understanding their health plans.

The final rule prohibits plan sponsors from advocating on behalf of group health plan participants or providing assistance in understanding their health plans

The final rule does hinder but does not prohibit plan sponsors from advocating on behalf of group health plan participants or providing assistance in understanding their health plans

The final rule does no advocating on behalf of group health plan participants or provide assistance in understanding their health plan.

HIPPA does not call for:

Common health identifiers for individuals, employers, health plans and health care providers.

Standardization of electronic patient health, administrative and financial data

Unique health identifiers for individuals, employers, health plans, and health care providers.

Common health identifiers for individuals, employers, health plans and health care providers.

Security standards protecting the confidentiality and integrity of "individually identifiable health information," past, present or future.

A gap analysis for the Transactions set refer to the practice of identifying the data content you currently have available

through your accounting software

through competing unit medical software

based on the statutory authorities report

A gap analysis for the Transactions set does not refer to

but does not require that you study the specific format of a regulated transaction to ensure that the order of information when sent electronically matches the order that is mandated in the Implementation Guides.

the practice of identifying the data content you currently have available through your medical software

the practice of and comparing that content to what is required by HIPPA, and ensuring there is a match.

and requires that you study the specific format of a regulated transaction to ensure that the order of the information when sent electronically matches the order that is mandated in the Implementation Guides.

but does not require that you study the specific format of a regulated transaction to ensure that the order of information when sent electronically matches the order that is mandated in the Implementation Guides.

Health Information Rights although your health record is the physical property of the healthcare practitioner or facility that compiled it, the information belongs to you. You do not have the right to:

request a restriction on certain uses and disclosures of your information outside the terms as provided by 45 CFR 164.522

obtain a paper copy of the notice of information practices upon request inspect and obtain a copy of your health record as provided for in 45 CFR 164.524

request a restriction on certain uses and disclosures of your information outside the terms as provided by 45 CFR 164.522

amend your health record as provided in 45 CFR 164.528 obtain an accounting of disclosures of your health information as provided in 45 CFR 164.528

revoke your authorization to use or disclose health information except to the extent that action has already been taken

The Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for enforcement of these rules

The Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Confidentiality Services is responsible for enforcement of these rules

The Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for enforcement of these rules

The Office of Health Workers Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services in responsible for enforcement of these rules

The Department of Civil Rights of the Office of Health and Human Services is responsible for enforcement of these rules

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During the risk assessment phase of the project the CISO discovered that a college within the University is collecting Protected Health Information (PHI) data via an application that was developed in-house. The college collecting this data is fully aware of the regulations for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and is fully compliant.

What is the best approach for the CISO?

Document the system as high risk

Perform a vulnerability assessment

Perform a quantitative threat assessment

Notate the information and move on

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