HIPAA Best Study Guide with Practice Questions and Answers
1. HIPAA: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
(HIPAA), Public Law 104-191, was enacted on August 21, 1996. Sections
261 through 264
of HIPAA require the Secretary of HHS to publicize standards for the
electronic exchange,
privacy and security of health information. Collectively these are known as
the
Administrative Simplification provisions.
2. Who is covered by the HIPAA Privacy Rule?: The Privacy Rule, as well
as all the Administrative Simplification rules, apply to health plans, health
care clearing- houses, and to any health care provider who
transmits health information in electronic form in connection with
transactions for which the Secretary of HHS has adopted standards
under HIPAA (the "covered entities").
3. Covered entities: Healthcare clearinghouses, health plans and
healthcare providers
4. Business associate: A business associate is a person or