Vocabulary

Question 1

Administrative Safeguards

Answer 1

Administrative safeguards are administrative actions, policies, and procedures to manage the selection, development, implementation, and maintenance of security measures to safeguard electronic protected health information and manage the conduct of the covered entity’s workforce in relation to the protection of that information.

Question 2

Affiliated Covered Entity (ACE)

Answer 2

(ACE) Legally separate covered entities that are affiliated may designate themselves as a single covered entity for purposes of the HIPAA privacy rule. Under this affiliation, the organizations need only develop and disseminate one notice of privacy practices, comply with one set of policies and procedures, appoint one privacy official, administer common training programs, and use one business associate contract.