Which HIPAA standard requires providers to protect electronically transmitted and otherwise stored personal health information?

A. Standard 1
B. Standard 2
C. Standard 3
D. Standard 4
E. Standard 5


C. Standard 3

There are four standards set forth in HIPAA. Standard 3 is the Security Rule, which requires that all health records be secured and protected from unauthorized use. Standard 1 Transactions and Code Sets requires providers to use specific code sets such as Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and the International Classifications of Diseases. Standard 2 is HIPAA's privacy rule. Standard 4 required national identifier standards. There is no Standard 5.

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A. 0 B. $ C. both C and 0 D. C

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ACTION ONE Anya should excuse herself and go speak to the nurse, leaving the boy and his stepmother alone in the room. ACTION TWO Anya should casually ask the boy how he hurt his arm.

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