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1. If a states privacy laws are stricter than HIPAA privacy standards - the state laws take precedence.
State preemption
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
Health Information

2. Any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
Health Information
Covered entities
Tort

3. Hardware or software designed to prevent unauthorized access to electronic information.
Transaction
Firewalls
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
Electronic transmission

4. Key entities
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS; established national standards for HIPAA) - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS; enforce insurance portability and transaction/code set requirements) - Office for Civil Rights (OCR; enfor
Security
Minimum necessary
Patient Identifiable Information

5. Verify the identification of anyone requesting patient information.
need to know
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
Verification

6. Professional Negligence
Privacy
Examples of PHI
malpractice
Covered transactions

7. Protecting healthcare coverage for employees who change jobs - allowing them to continue existing plans with a new employer.
may be disclosed to public health agencies - patient identifiers are removed so it's covered by HIPAA
Portability
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
Transaction

8. Computes and HIPAA
Individually Identifiable Health Information
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
substance abuse treatment

9. Reportable diseases...
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS; established national standards for HIPAA) - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS; enforce insurance portability and transaction/code set requirements) - Office for Civil Rights (OCR; enfor
Patient Identifiable Information
must be reported to authorities by law
Regulations

10. Who regulates HIPAA?
need to know
illegal touching of another person
individuals such as cleaning staff and consultants who work in the office. These individuals do not need access to patient info but may come in contact while completing their duties
U.S. goverment

11. Implied consent
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.
Type of consent in which a patient who is unable to give consent is given treatment under the legal assumption that he or she would want treatment.
security rule
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)

12. Doctor release of patient
Encryption
substance abuse treatment
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs

13. Releasing patient information
Patient
must be reported to authorities by law
Tort
generally only patient can auth release of own medical record - there are a few exceptions

14. Uniform anotomical gift act
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent
Covered transactions

15. HI
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
Health Information
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
safeguards health & wealthfare of Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries & protect program integrity

16. A general HIPAA requirement
Standard
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
testimony under oath
substance abuse treatment

17. Medical records used for health care research

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18. Bioethics
must be reported to authorities by law
testimony under oath
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
may be disclosed to public health agencies - patient identifiers are removed so it's covered by HIPAA

19. See & Copy their health records - update health records - obtain a list of the institution's disclosures - other than for payment & healthcare operations - request a restriction on a certain uses or disclosures - choose how to receive their health in
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
Patient rights under HIPAA
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts

20. A reason for each use and disclosure of patient information.
Permission
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.

21. Clearinghouse
a service company that recieves electronic or paper claims from the provider - checks and prepares them for processing - and transmits them in HIPAA-complaint format to the correct carriers
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
Privacy
Regulations

22. Document that includes the standards
Verification
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
Rule
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation

23. Any set of codes use to encode health care data elements.
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
Code sets
Designated record set
Electronic data interchange

24. A written document detailing a health care provider's privacy practices.
law concerned with public wrongs against society
security rule
Examples of PHI
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)

25. making known - or using information relating to the private life or affairs of a person without their approval or permission
malpractice
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
false and malicious writing about another
Invasion of Privacy Publishing

26. Fax machines
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
Malfeasance
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
Privacy

27. Federal law protects patient records dealing with...
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
Firewalls
Ethical
substance abuse treatment

28. HIPAA
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (passed by congress because of portability problems - also to protect PHI)
Security
Ethical

29. interrogatory
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
Security
located in a secured and private space
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts

30. TPO
law concerned with public wrongs against society
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
safeguards health & wealthfare of Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries & protect program integrity
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations

31. Data must be backed up at ___________ and those back-up files should be stored ________.
may be disclosed to public health agencies - patient identifiers are removed so it's covered by HIPAA
regular - in a secure location
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation

32. The computer screen should have a screensaver that...
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
Malfeasance

33. Guidelines and standards made by government agencies and licensing boards that have the authority to enforce compliance
Regulations
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.

34. Freedom from unauthorized intrusion
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
Security
Privacy
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit

35. Subpoenas
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)

36. EPHI
Encryption
Health Information
Electronic Protected Health Information
may be disclosed to public health agencies - patient identifiers are removed so it's covered by HIPAA

37. Good samaritan law
Duty; duty of care - Derelict; breach of the duty of care - Direct cause; legally recognizable injury occurs as a result of breach of care - Damage; wrongful activity must have been the cause
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
Encryption
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts

38. Electronic exchanges of information between two covered-entity business partners using HIPAA mandated transaction standards.
Covered transactions
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs

39. In order for a fax document to be HIPAA compliant...

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40. Statue of limitations
allows patients to give directions to health care providers about treatment choices in circumstances in which the patient may no longer be able to provide that direction. There are two types: Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
illegal touching of another person
law concerned with public wrongs against society

41. PII
must be reported to authorities by law
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)
Patient Identifiable Information
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training

42. HIPAA compliance mandates that computer systems must be...
Health Information
located in a secured and private space
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (passed by congress because of portability problems - also to protect PHI)
Electronic data interchange

43. Advanced directives
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS; established national standards for HIPAA) - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS; enforce insurance portability and transaction/code set requirements) - Office for Civil Rights (OCR; enfor
allows patients to give directions to health care providers about treatment choices in circumstances in which the patient may no longer be able to provide that direction. There are two types: Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney

44. Treatment means that a health care provider can provide care; payment means that a provider can disclose PHI to be reimbursed; health care operations refers to HIPAA approved activities and transactions.
Transaction
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)
individuals such as cleaning staff and consultants who work in the office. These individuals do not need access to patient info but may come in contact while completing their duties
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information

45. The use of uniform electronic network protocols to transfer business information between organizations.
Electronic data interchange
security rule
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
Every office should have one! - responsible for making surethat thise office is HIPAA compliant - privacy officer should be.. an effective communicator with ability to answer questions about sespected HIPPA violations and complaints

46. General exceptions for releasing patient information
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)
Tort
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws

47. All persons who will have access are required to...
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)

48. Slander
Encryption
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
Patient Identifiable Information
testimony under oath

49. Coded information that can't be read until is decoded.
Encryption
law concerned with public wrongs against society
Patient rights under HIPAA
Limited data set

50. Civil law
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS; established national standards for HIPAA) - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS; enforce insurance portability and transaction/code set requirements) - Office for Civil Rights (OCR; enfor
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
regular - in a secure location
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words

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