quiz analyzing and comparing glba and hipaa
QUESTION 1
- What part of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act prohibits fraudulent access to financial information?
The Safeguards Rule |
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The Financial Information (Privacy) Rule |
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The Pretexting Provision |
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The Security Rule |
10 points
QUESTION 2
- Health care providers (such as doctors, clinics, dentists, etc.); health plans (such as health insurance companies, HMOs, company health plans, and government programs that pay for health care); and health care clearinghouses (entities that process nonstandard health information they receive from another entity into a standard, or vice versa), are all considered __________ in regards to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
applicable organizations |
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relevant bodies |
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health institutions |
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covered entities |
10 points
QUESTION 3
- Which of the following statements is true regarding a comparison between the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act?
Neither act was originally intended to deal with the privacy of individuals. |
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The two acts were drafted and made into law several decades apart. |
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Both acts were designed to limit the control individuals have over their personal information. |
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Both acts tackled gaps in information assurance and privacy, and are constructed similarly. |
10 points
QUESTION 4
- When you go to your doctor’s office and sign a HIPAA Release Form authorizing your doctor to share your medical records and privacy data with third parties, this an example of the HIPAA:
Privacy Rule. |
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Pretexting Provision. |
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Security Rule. |
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Safeguards Rule. |
10 points
QUESTION 5
- What part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) established a national set of security standards for protecting certain health information that is held or transferred in electronic form?
The Privacy Rule |
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The Pretexting Provision |
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The Security Rule |
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The Safeguards Rule |
10 points
QUESTION 6
- What part of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act requires financial institutions to secure customer records and information?
The Safeguards Rule |
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The Financial Information (Privacy) Rule |
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The Pretexting Provision |
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The Security Rule |
10 points
QUESTION 7
- Which U.S. government agency acts as the legal enforcement entity regarding Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance and HIPAA violations?
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) |
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The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) |
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce |
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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) |
10 points
QUESTION 8
- The Privacy Rule of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act protects a consumer’s:
electronic protected health information (ePHI). |
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protected health information (PHI). |
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nonpublic personal information (NPI). |
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information that is generally made lawfully available to the public. |
10 points
QUESTION 9
- The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was designed to:
help individuals retain health insurance and to help them control their personal data. |
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assist healthcare institutions in the immediate care of patients. |
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encourage individuals to supply necessary personal health information to their caregivers. |
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enable healthcare institutions to share patient information in order to provide more comprehensive care. |
10 points
QUESTION 10
- The primary purpose of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act was to:
ensure information confidentiality for financial institution customers. |
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repeal restrictions and regulations placed on banks from the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933. |
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prevent financial institutions from becoming “too big to fail.†|
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ensure the confidentiality and security of patients’ protected health information (PHI). |
10 points
QUESTION 11
- The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act defines financial institutions as:
companies that offer consumers financial activities such as lending or investing money or securities, providing financial or investment advice, or debt collecting. |
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companies that handle financial transactions that involve cash, checks, or credit cards. |
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all entities that facilitate financial transactions between individuals or between individuals and companies. |
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all banks, savings and loans, and credit unions. |
10 points
QUESTION 12
- Under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, customers have the right to __________ if they do not want their information shared with certain third parties.
“respectfully decline†|
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“politely refuse†|
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“drop inclusion†|
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“opt out†|
10 points
QUESTION 13
- The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act was signed into law by which president?
George Bush |
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Bill Clinton |
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George W. Bush |
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Barack Obama |
10 points
QUESTION 14
- What part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires appropriate administrative, physical and technical safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and security of electronic protected health information?
The Privacy Rule |
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The Pretexting Provision |
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The Security Rule |
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The Safeguards Rule |
10 points
QUESTION 15
- Which U.S. government agency acts as the privacy enforcement entity for financial institutions in the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act?
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) |
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The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) |
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce |
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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) |
10 points
QUESTION 16
- What part of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act requires many institutions to give consumers privacy notices that explain the institutions’ information-sharing practices?
The Safeguards Rule |
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The Financial Information (Privacy) Rule |
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The Pretexting Provision |
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The Security Rule |
10 points
QUESTION 17
- The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act is:
considered unenforceable. |
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enforceable only in the United States. |
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enforceable in the United States and Canada. |
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enforceable worldwide. |
10 points
QUESTION 18
- What part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) addresses the use and disclosure of individuals’ health information—called “protected health information�
The Privacy Rule |
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The Pretexting Provision |
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The Security Rule |
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The Safeguards Rule |
10 points
QUESTION 19
- Once the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act was in place, banks were:
prohibited from merging with other similar financial institutions. |
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prohibited from obtaining any additional financial information from their customers. |
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permitted to freely disseminate customers’ personal information to other organizations. |
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free to consolidate and grow without hindrance from any financial regulatory agency. |
10 points
QUESTION 20
- What part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has the goal of assuring that individuals’ health information is properly protected while allowing the flow of health information needed to provide and promote high quality health care and to protect the public’s health and well-being goal of the Privacy Rule is to assure that individuals’ health information is properly protected while allowing the flow of health information needed to provide and promote high quality health care and to protect the public’s health and well being. goal of the Privacy Rule is to assure that individuals’ health information is properly protected while allowing the flow of health information needed to provide and promote high quality health care and to protect the public’s health and well being.?
The Privacy Rule |
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The Pretexting Provision |
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The Security Rule |
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The Safeguards Rule |