Healthcare Privacy & Information Security Quiz

Healthcare Information Security

• The HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) is specifically designed to protect the security and privacy of electronic health information for healthcare providers.
• The HIPAA provides guidelines for protecting and securing electronic health information.
• The HIPAA provides requirements for the use and disclosure of protected health information.

Federal Information Security

• The FISMA (Federal Information Security Management Act) provides guidelines for managing federal information security and risk.

Educational Institutions

• The FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) provides guidelines for educational institutions to protect student information and is specifically designed to protect the privacy of student education records.

Financial Reporting and Management

• The SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act) established requirements for financial reporting and management.

Children's Online Privacy

• The COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) requires obtaining parental consent before collecting data from children under the age of 13.
• The COPPA requires providing notice and obtaining parental consent before collecting personal information from children.

Credit Card Information Security

• The PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) provides guidelines for ensuring the security of credit card information.

Financial Information Protection

• The GLBA (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act) requires financial institutions to inform clients about privacy practices and protect their personal financial information.

Employee Whistleblowers

• The SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act) is related to the protection of employee whistleblowers.

Note: There are some acts that are not related to healthcare privacy and security, such as the SOX Act, which is primarily related to financial reporting and management, and employee whistleblowers.