Exam CIPP-US topic 1 question 35 discussion

The correct answer is B. Pharmaceutical companies. Reference: The IAPP textbook, U.S. Private-Sector Privacy, 4th Edition, 2024, Section 8.1 The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The textbook reads: "Entities that are directly covered under HIPAA include: - Health care providers (e.g., doctors’ offices, hospitals) that conduct certain transactions in electronic form - Health plans (e.g., health insurers) - Health care clearinghouses (e.g., third-party organizations that host, handle, or process medical information)" Pharmaceutical companies are not on the list of HIPPA-covered entities, making choice B the best answer to the question asked.

A Covered Entity is one of the following: A Health Care Provider A Health Plan A Health Care Clearinghouse A Health Care Provider includes... Doctors Clinics Psychologists Dentists Chiropractors Nursing Homes Pharmacies ...but only if they transmit any information in an electronic form in connection with a transaction for which HHS has adopted a standard. A Health Plan - This includes: Health insurance companies HMOs Company health plans Government programs that pay for health care, such as Medicare, Medicaid, and the military and veterans health care programs A Health Care Clearinghouse- This includes entities that process nonstandard health information they receive from another entity into a standard (i.e., standard electronic format or data content), or vice versa.

The purpose of the 21st Century Cures Act (“Cures Act”) is to expedite the research process for new medical devices and prescription drugs, speed up the process for drug approval, and reform mental health treatment. Although the initial version of the bill raised concerns that PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES would be able to purchase individually identifiable health information that was deemed to have research or public health purposes, the final bill addressed these potential pitfalls. Information blocking prohibited but HIPAA’s protection of PHI remains. The Cures Act prohibits providers, health information technology (HIT) providers, health information exchanges (HIEs). This requirement must be balanced with HIPAA’s requirements concerning PHI.