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HIPAA

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1. making known - or using information relating to the private life or affairs of a person without their approval or 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.
Portability
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)

2. Electronic exchanges of information between two covered-entity business partners using HIPAA mandated transaction standards.
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)
Patient rights under HIPAA
Covered transactions

3. Unlawful act done without permission.
Minimum necessary
Encryption
Code sets
Malfeasance

4. The limited amount of patient information to be disclosed - depending on circumstances.
should never be released w/o a patient's signed consent or court order
Minimum necessary
regular - in a secure location
Covered entities

5. Ethics
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
Rule
Tort
Patient

6. Disabilities act

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7. 5P's of ethical power
located in a secured and private space
State preemption
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
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective

8. Common law
Prohibits discrimination preventing indiviualds with physical or mental disabilities or chronic illness - from accessing public services & accomodations. Employers requires 'reasonable accommodation' be provided so they can perform duties.
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
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

9. 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
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
Patient rights under HIPAA
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
generally only patient can auth release of own medical record - there are a few exceptions

10. Professional Negligence
malpractice
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.
Encryption

11. Data must be backed up at ___________ and those back-up files should be stored ________.
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
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
regular - in a secure location
Invasion of Privacy Publishing

12. Any set of codes use to encode health care data elements.
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
Covered transactions
Patient
Code sets

13. Negligence
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security
Limited data set
should never be released w/o a patient's signed consent or court order
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

14. PII
Notice of Privacy Practices
Rule
De-Identified Information
Patient Identifiable Information

15. Coded information that can't be read until is decoded.
Transaction
Encryption
individuals in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control
Minimum necessary

16. Battery
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
Notice of Privacy Practices
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent
illegal touching of another person

17. A written document detailing a health care provider's privacy practices.
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
malpractice
Patient
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)

18. Emancipated minors

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19. Titile II of HIPAA
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
Tort
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security

20. Subpoenas
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
Permission
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (passed by congress because of portability problems - also to protect PHI)
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

21. Doctor release of patient
safeguards health & wealthfare of Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries & protect program integrity
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties

22. Computes and HIPAA
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
Examples of PHI
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.

23. DII
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
Permission
De-Identified Information
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information

24. Protected Health Information (PHI)
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
false and malicious writing about another
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
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

25. Privacy Officer
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
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
Tort

26. All persons who will have access are required to...
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
Health Information
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA

27. Bioethics
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment

28. Hardware or software designed to prevent unauthorized access to electronic information.
Firewalls
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security

29. Federal law protects patient records dealing with...
substance abuse treatment
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
Electronic data interchange
Covered transactions

30. TPO
Covered transactions
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
security rule

31. Good samaritan law
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.
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
Designated record set
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

32. 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.
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)
Ethical
Patient rights under HIPAA
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit

33. Implied contract
Malfeasance
regular - in a secure location
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
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

34. Conforming to proper professional behavior
Ethical
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
Limited data set
Portability

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

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36. Civil law
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
De-Identified Information
Malfeasance
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (passed by congress because of portability problems - also to protect PHI)

37. Fax Machines and HIPAA
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
need to know

38. Statue of limitations
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
Tort
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

39. Slander
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
Transaction
need to know
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)

40. De-Identified Information
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
Standard
regular - in a secure location
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

41. Criminal law
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
law concerned with public wrongs against society
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.
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.

42. Releasing patient information
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
generally only patient can auth release of own medical record - there are a few exceptions
De-Identified Information
U.S. goverment

43. OIG - Office of the Inspector General
illegal touching of another person
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
safeguards health & wealthfare of Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries & protect program integrity
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

44. Deposition
Designated record set
testimony under oath
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information

45. In HIPAA language health plans - Health care clearinghouses - and all health care providers that transmit HIPAA standard transactions electronically are called covered entities. Hospitals - nursing homes - hospices - pharmacies - physician practices
Covered entities
substance abuse treatment
must be reported to authorities by law
Transaction

46. Fax machines
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
Examples of PHI
Patient
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)

47. Uniform anotomical gift act
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
Tort
should never be released w/o a patient's signed consent or court order
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

48. interrogatory
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
false and malicious writing about another
Firewalls
testimony under oath

49. If a states privacy laws are stricter than HIPAA privacy standards - the state laws take precedence.
State preemption
Tort
Prohibits discrimination preventing indiviualds with physical or mental disabilities or chronic illness - from accessing public services & accomodations. Employers requires 'reasonable accommodation' be provided so they can perform duties.
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent

50. Advanced directives
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
individuals in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control
Limited data set
located in a secured and private space