Chapter 5: HIPAA Title II

Question 1

What is HIPAA?

Answer 1

A massive in scope and organized according to five separate titles.

Question 2

Once HIPAA had been signed into law, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was required to?

Answer 2

Create standards to protect the privacy and security of a patient’s protected health information.

Question 3

What is “A health care provider” Covered entitle defined as?

Answer 3

Individual or organization that provides medical services.

Question 4

What is “A health insurance plan” Covered entitle defined as?

Answer 4

Individual or group plan that pays the cost of medical care.

Question 5

What is “A health care clearinghouse” Covered entitle defined as?

Answer 5

The third party intermediary that receives health information and gives it to the health care insurance plan to make the payment.