HIPPA does not call for:

Question

Options

• AStandardization of electronic patient health, administrative and financial data
• BUnique health identifiers for individuals, employers, health plans, and health care providers.
• CCommon health identifiers for individuals, employers, health plans and health care providers.
• DSecurity standards protecting the confidentiality and integrity of "individually identifiable health

• A
  7% (1)
• C
  93% (14)

Explanation

Option C is correct because HIPAA mandates unique health identifiers for individuals, employers, health plans, and health care providers - not "common" ones. "Common" implies shared or generic identifiers, which contradicts the purpose of uniquely identifying each entity in the healthcare system.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A is something HIPAA does require - standardization of electronic health, administrative, and financial data is a core HIPAA provision (the Administrative Simplification rule).
• B is something HIPAA does require - unique identifiers (like the NPI for providers) are explicitly mandated; this option is nearly identical to C but uses the correct word "unique."
• D is something HIPAA does require - the Security Rule specifically establishes protections for the confidentiality and integrity of individually identifiable health information.

Memory tip: The trap in this question is the swap between "unique" (B, correct HIPAA language) and "common" (C, the wrong term). Remember: HIPAA = Unique, not Common. Think of it as each entity needing its own identifier - the opposite of a "common" one shared by all.

Note: The question contains a common misspelling - the actual law is HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), not "HIPPA."

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