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HIPAA
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Uniform anotomical gift act
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
2. All persons who will have access are required to...
State preemption
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
law concerned with public wrongs against society
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
3. TPO
Designated record set
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
Regulations
Patient rights under HIPAA
4. Protected health information from which certain patient identifiers have been removed
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
Limited data set
should never be released w/o a patient's signed consent or court order
5. In order for a fax document to be HIPAA compliant...
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6. Guidelines and standards made by government agencies and licensing boards that have the authority to enforce compliance
De-Identified Information
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information
Regulations
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
7. Protected Health Information (PHI)
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
Designated record set
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
8. IIHI
Individually Identifiable Health Information
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
generally only patient can auth release of own medical record - there are a few exceptions
9. Medical records used for health care research
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10. Slander
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
Portability
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
11. De-Identified Information
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
Malfeasance
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
Electronic transmission
12. Statue of limitations
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
should never be released w/o a patient's signed consent or court order
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
Designated record set
13. Implied contract
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
Code sets
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
Patient Identifiable Information
14. Fax Machines and HIPAA
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.
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
law concerned with public wrongs against society
15. Good samaritan law
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
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
Code sets
16. Name - address - date of birth - phone/fax numbers - social security number - medical record number - and photographs - nursing and physician notes - billing and other treatment records used during a patient's visit in a hospital or office.
Examples of PHI
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
Minimum necessary
Patient Identifiable Information
17. Privacy Officer
Portability
Electronic Protected Health Information
Electronic transmission
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
18. Unlawful act done without 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.
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
Electronic data interchange
Malfeasance
19. Who regulates HIPAA?
Code sets
U.S. goverment
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
20. Sending information over electronic networks.
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
law concerned with public wrongs against society
Electronic transmission
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
21. Includes records maintained by or for a covered entity.
Tort
Patient
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
Designated record set
22. 5P's of ethical power
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
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.
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
located in a secured and private space
23. The person recieving treatment
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
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
Patient
Permission
24. Any set of codes use to encode health care data elements.
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
Covered transactions
Code sets
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
25. The computer screen should have a screensaver that...
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
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
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
regular - in a secure location
26. Advanced directives
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.
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
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
Limited data set
27. Transmission of information between two parties fro financial or administrative activities.
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
Electronic transmission
Transaction
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
28. Some state laws specifically protect __________. A patient would need to sign a specific request.
false and malicious writing about another
Verification
Notice of Privacy Practices
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
29. PII
Covered entities
Patient Identifiable Information
Health Information
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
30. The ability to control access and protect information from accidental or intentional disclosure to unauthorized persons and from altercation - destruction - or loss
should never be released w/o a patient's signed consent or court order
security rule
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
Regulations
31. 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.
Designated record set
Examples of PHI
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)
Verification
32. Disclosure without Consent
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
Electronic data interchange
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
33. If a states privacy laws are stricter than HIPAA privacy standards - the state laws take precedence.
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.
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
State preemption
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
34. Professional Negligence
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information
malpractice
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
should never be released w/o a patient's signed consent or court order
35. Electronic exchanges of information between two covered-entity business partners using HIPAA mandated transaction standards.
Covered transactions
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
illegal touching of another person
Standard
36. Computes and HIPAA
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent
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 Protected Health Information
37. Ethics
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
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)
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
38. General exceptions for releasing patient information
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
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
39. EPHI
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
Electronic Protected Health Information
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
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
40. Reportable diseases...
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.
must be reported to authorities by law
Verification
41. Releasing patient information
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
Rule
generally only patient can auth release of own medical record - there are a few exceptions
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
42. Titile II of HIPAA
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
Examples of PHI
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
43. Clearinghouse
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
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
must be reported to authorities by law
44. Document that includes the standards
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
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
Rule
45. Title I of HIPAA
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
Standard
State preemption
testimony under oath
46. DII
De-Identified Information
Malfeasance
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent
Notice of Privacy Practices
47. Common law
Minimum necessary
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
De-Identified Information
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
48. Civil law
Electronic Protected Health Information
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
49. Bioethics
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
Electronic Protected Health Information
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
Covered transactions
50. A written document detailing a health care provider's privacy practices.
Regulations
Rule
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
should never be released w/o a patient's signed consent or court order