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The federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is comprised of five different sections. Title II - Healthcare Fraud and Abuse, Administrative Simplification, and Medical Liability Reform - is the section that focuses on patient privacy and security. Among other things, that part of the Act and its implementing regulations establish tough standards and procedures for the use and disclosure of patient health information, called protected health information (PHI). Those privacy standards apply to health care providers who transmit health information electronically in connection with specific types of transactions, health plans, and health care clearinghouses ("covered entities").
Virtually all of the clinical sites that MCCCD uses to provide training to its health-care students are covered entities under HIPAA. The purpose of this Assessment is to provide MCCCD health-care students, faculty, and staff with some basic HIPAA information for instances in which they have access to protected health information and aspects of data security as a result of being at a clinical site. It is not meant to be a complete or thorough review of the law. Rather, it will demonstrate what is needed, within the context of MCCCD's clinical programs, to ensure compliance with HIPAA, educate MCCCD's students, faculty, and staff about HIPAA, and protect MCCCD's clinical partners. |
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Read each of the questions and then choose the best response.
You must complete all of the questions for your attendance to be documented. You must submit the
correct answer to advance to the next question.
This Web Assessment must be completed in a single session. If you exit before completing all of the questions, you will need to start at the beginning. This assessment should take approximately 20 minutes. |
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