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HIPAA

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1. Patient records are _____________ so not all staff will have access.
need to know
should never be released w/o a patient's signed consent or court order
Privacy
Notice of Privacy Practices

2. Privacy Officer
malpractice
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
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
Portability

3. Key entities
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
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
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)

4. Slander
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
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
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone

5. Confidentiality

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6. Deposition
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
testimony under oath
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.

7. Gunshot wound - child abuse - infectious diseases - required by law - law enforcement purposes.
Electronic Protected Health Information
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
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.

8. Coded information that can't be read until is decoded.
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
Encryption
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
Permission

9. Ethics
located in a secured and private space
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
regular - in a secure location

10. Uniform anotomical gift act
Firewalls
Covered transactions
Regulations
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation

11. Medical records can be released w/o consent to...
Regulations
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)
h/c workers --qualified people of organizations(perf. data processinf or transcript) -certain gov. auth. (pub health activities) -appropriate auth(protect vic. of abuse) -law enforcement officials or judicial orders
Patient

12. The limited amount of patient information to be disclosed - depending on circumstances.
Rule
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
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
Minimum necessary

13. Some state laws specifically protect __________. A patient would need to sign a specific request.
generally only patient can auth release of own medical record - there are a few exceptions
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
located in a secured and private space
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil

14. Electronic exchanges of information between two covered-entity business partners using HIPAA mandated transaction standards.
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
Covered transactions
Regulations
Designated record set

15. What are the 3 purposes of HIPAA?
Malfeasance
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
Individually Identifiable Health Information
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security

16. Transmission of information between two parties fro financial or administrative activities.
Transaction
Electronic data interchange
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
need to know

17. Fax machines
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
Verification
Patient rights under HIPAA
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)

18. All persons who will have access are required to...
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?

19. Document that includes the standards
law concerned with public wrongs against society
Rule
Health Information
may be disclosed to public health agencies - patient identifiers are removed so it's covered by HIPAA

20. Under some circumstances ...
Privacy
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.

21. Civil law
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
Malfeasance
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

22. Medical records used for health care research

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23. Disabilities act

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

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25. A written document detailing a health care provider's privacy practices.
Electronic transmission
Designated record set
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)

26. Subpoenas
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
Standard
Minimum necessary

27. Guidelines and standards made by government agencies and licensing boards that have the authority to enforce compliance
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
Regulations
Examples of PHI
Covered transactions

28. The person recieving treatment
may be disclosed to public health agencies - patient identifiers are removed so it's covered by HIPAA
Patient
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
Encryption

29. If a states privacy laws are stricter than HIPAA privacy standards - the state laws take precedence.
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security
substance abuse treatment
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
State preemption

30. Computes and HIPAA
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (passed by congress because of portability problems - also to protect PHI)

31. Verify the identification of anyone requesting patient information.
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
law concerned with public wrongs against society
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
Verification

32. Business Associate Agreements applies to...
h/c workers --qualified people of organizations(perf. data processinf or transcript) -certain gov. auth. (pub health activities) -appropriate auth(protect vic. of abuse) -law enforcement officials or judicial orders
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
Regulations
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)

33. Title I of HIPAA
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
Permission
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
illegal touching of another person

34. What information do patients NOT have access to?
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
Patient
substance abuse treatment
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA

35. A general HIPAA requirement
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
Limited data set
malpractice
Standard

36. Protected Health Information (PHI)
Permission
Firewalls
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
substance abuse treatment

37. NPP
State preemption
Notice of Privacy Practices
regular - in a secure location
Patient Identifiable Information

38. Reportable diseases...
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.
must be reported to authorities by law
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
Patient

39. TPO
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
Patient
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit

40. Includes records maintained by or for a covered entity.
Electronic data interchange
Transaction
Designated record set
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer

41. Unlawful act done without permission.
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
Malfeasance
Verification
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties

42. Advanced directives
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
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
must be reported to authorities by law
Transaction

43. Titile II of HIPAA
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
Malfeasance
Portability
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words

44. Common law
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
Transaction
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
Malfeasance

45. Good samaritan law
should never be released w/o a patient's signed consent or court order
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
Limited data set

46. Libel
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
Transaction
false and malicious writing about another

47. Battery
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.
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
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
illegal touching of another person

48. EPHI
Regulations
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
Individually Identifiable Health Information
Electronic Protected Health Information

49. HIPAA states...
security rule
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (passed by congress because of portability problems - also to protect PHI)
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil

50. 4d's of negligence
individuals in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control
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
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
Minimum necessary