Question

From the list provided, identify the 5 most common violations to the HIPAA privacy rule:

Violations in ICD-10-CM coding
Impermissible disclosures to unauthorized persons
Not providing written notice to patients of their rights
Lack of safeguards for protected health information
Violations of the Employer Identification Rule
Lack of patient access to their protected health information
Disclosing more than the minimum necessary protected health information
Lack of enforcement of privacy rules among privacy officers
Not obtaining adequate authorization for a disclosure

Answer 1

The 5 most common violations to the HIPAA privacy rule are:

Impermissible disclosures to unauthorized persons

Lack of safeguards for protected health information

Disclosing more than the minimum necessary protected health information

Not providing written notice to patients of their rights

Not obtaining adequate authorization for a disclosure