HIPAA HIO-301 Exam - Topic 2 Question 96 Discussion

Actual exam question for HIPAA's HIO-301 exam

Question #: 96
Topic #: 2

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The HIPAA security standards are designed to be comprehensive, technology neutral and:

ABased on NIST specifications

BBased on ISO specifications

CReasonable

DScalable

EImplementable

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Suggested Answer: D

by Erick at Jan 05, 2026, 05:16 AM

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Leonie

6 days ago

E) Implementable is the key. What's the point of standards if they're too complex to actually put into practice?

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Harley

11 days ago

D) Scalable is the way to go. HIPAA needs to be able to adapt to changing technology and healthcare needs.

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Tawanna

16 days ago

C) Reasonable is the correct answer. HIPAA security standards are designed to be reasonable and implementable.

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Man

21 days ago

I believe the answer is reasonable because it aligns with the idea that the standards should be practical for various healthcare settings.

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Emile

26 days ago

I’m a bit confused about whether it’s based on NIST or ISO. I feel like both were mentioned in our readings, but I can't remember which one is correct for this question.

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Stefanie

1 month ago

I recall a practice question that mentioned the importance of being implementable. It makes sense since organizations need to actually apply these standards.

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Salley

1 month ago

I think the HIPAA standards are supposed to be scalable, but I’m not entirely sure. I remember something about how they need to adapt to different sizes of organizations.

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Dana

1 month ago

I'm leaning towards B. I feel like the HIPAA standards are aligned with ISO specifications, but I'm not totally confident.

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Irma

2 months ago

E has to be the answer. The HIPAA standards are meant to be implementable by covered entities.

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Garry

2 months ago

C seems like the best option to me. The standards need to be reasonable and achievable for healthcare organizations.

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Myra

2 months ago

I'm not sure about this one. I know the HIPAA standards are comprehensive, but I can't remember if they're based on NIST, ISO, or something else.

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Adelle

2 months ago

I think the answer is D. The HIPAA standards are designed to be scalable to accommodate different organizations.

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