ACMPE Article Assessment - The realities of HIPAA enforcement

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* 1. Which governmental agency is responsible for enforcing HIPAA?

Congress

Office of Inspector General

Office for Civil Rights

FDA

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* 2. In most cases, HIPPA enforcement begins with either a complaint investigation or a compliance review.

True

False

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* 3. When noncompliance with HIPAA is found, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR)______

Immediately imposes penalties

Attempts to resolve the matter informally

A&B

None of the above

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* 4. The OCR has stated its overall goal is to obtain compliance rather than impose stiff penalties. Between 2018 and 2021, the OCR imposed civil monetary penalties in ____% of total cases investigated.

5%

10%

20%

Less than 1%

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* 5. A covered entity can often avoid the worst penalties by complying with the OCR’s guidance and responding promptly to its requests.

True

False

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* 6. When determining whether to impose penalties or require additional remediation, the OCR looks for certain things, in particular that the covered entity is taking its compliance efforts seriously and is actively engaged, such as:

Conducting periodic internal monitoring

Evaluating the efficacy of policies and procedures

Can supply documentation to support its assertions

All of the above