Which Government Department Did Congress Direct to Write the HIPAA

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which government department did Congress direct to write the HIPAA rule?

• A) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• B) Office of Inspector General
• C) Department of Health and Human Services
• D) Office of HIPAA Standards

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Equivalent Units

A concept in cost accounting used to allocate costs to partially completed goods, converting them into the amount of finished goods units they represent.

Equivalent Units

A concept in cost accounting used to apportion costs to partially completed goods, expressed in terms of fully completed units.

Direct Labor

The payment for labor of employees directly involved in the generation of goods or the provision of services.

Equivalent Units

A concept used in cost accounting to convert the amount of work done on partially complete goods into a number of fully complete units.