Compliance

Question 1

What is compliance?

Answer 1

1. The action of meeting requirements of accepted practices, specific standards, laws, prescribed rules and regulations, or terms of contract.
2. The state of having met required regulations for the industry one is in

Question 2

What is protected health information (PHI)?

Answer 2

All recorded information about an individual’s health status, including their health care coverage.

Question 3

What is personally identifiable information (PII)?

Answer 3

Any information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person.

Question 4

What is PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard)?

Answer 4

A document published by the payment card industry (PCI) that lists all the requirements for securely handling credit cards and credit card information. Organizations that accept credit cards must be PCI compliant.

Question 5

What is HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)?

Answer 5

A law enacted by the US Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996 that requires health organizations to protect personal health information (PHI)

Question 6

What is GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)?

Answer 6

A regulation in European Union (EU) law on data protection and privacy for all individuals in the EU.