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HIPAA

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1. Common law
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.
Regulations
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents

2. Emancipated minors

3. Who regulates HIPAA?
security rule
Permission
may be disclosed to public health agencies - patient identifiers are removed so it's covered by HIPAA
U.S. goverment

4. Fax machines
Security
Permission
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
State preemption

5. Protected health information from which certain patient identifiers have been removed
Covered entities
Limited data set
Code sets
Standard

6. EPHI
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security
Electronic Protected Health Information

7. Implied contract
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
should never be released w/o a patient's signed consent or court order

8. interrogatory
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
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.

9. Electronic exchanges of information between two covered-entity business partners using HIPAA mandated transaction standards.
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
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
Covered transactions
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability

10. Implied consent
Limited data set
Electronic Protected Health Information
need to know
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.

11. Freedom from unauthorized intrusion
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
Privacy
Verification
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research

12. 5P's of ethical power
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
need to know
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective

13. Ethics
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
generally only patient can auth release of own medical record - there are a few exceptions
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
Electronic data interchange

14. Doctor release of patient
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)
must be reported to authorities by law
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment

15. The computer screen should have a screensaver that...
Electronic transmission
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
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 discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment

16. Verify the identification of anyone requesting patient information.
Verification
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
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training

17. 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.
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
Electronic data interchange
Examples of PHI

18. Clearinghouse
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
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
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

19. Uniform anotomical gift act
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
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
Examples of PHI
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation

20. Business Associate Agreements applies to...
Portability
Ethical
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
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

21. PII
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)
Patient Identifiable Information
need to know
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently

22. Slander
U.S. goverment
State preemption
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
Notice of Privacy Practices

23. De-Identified Information
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
malpractice
substance abuse treatment
Limited data set

24. A written document detailing a health care provider's privacy practices.
security rule
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
Individually Identifiable Health Information
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)

25. HI
Health Information
need to know
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
Privacy

26. Disclosure without Consent
false and malicious writing about another
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.

27. The person recieving treatment
Electronic data interchange
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
Patient

28. Key entities
State preemption
Transaction
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

29. The limited amount of patient information to be disclosed - depending on circumstances.
Verification
De-Identified Information
Minimum necessary
Firewalls

30. NPP
illegal touching of another person
Limited data set
Verification
Notice of Privacy Practices

31. Some state laws specifically protect __________. A patient would need to sign a specific request.
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
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.

32. Subpoenas
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
Encryption
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
Rule

33. Document that includes the standards
Rule
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
Encryption
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation

34. Battery
illegal touching of another person
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent

35. 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
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 Identifiable Information
Covered entities
Patient rights under HIPAA

36. A reason for each use and disclosure of patient information.
U.S. goverment
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
Permission

37. Includes records maintained by or for a covered entity.
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
Ethical
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
Designated record set

38. Computes and HIPAA
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
Privacy
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
Ethical

39. Titile II of HIPAA
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
law concerned with public wrongs against society
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)

40. All persons who will have access are required to...
regular - in a secure location
Electronic transmission
Covered entities
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently

41. Disabilities act

42. Bioethics
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
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
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)

43. Policies and procedures use to protect electronic information from unauthorized access
Security
Transaction
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone

44. IIHI
malpractice
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
Individually Identifiable Health Information
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently

45. Coded information that can't be read until is decoded.
Encryption
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
Regulations

46. Statutory
Permission
individuals in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control
U.S. goverment
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws

47. Conforming to proper professional behavior
Patient Identifiable Information
Privacy
Ethical
Designated record set

48. HIPAA states...
State preemption
should never be released w/o a patient's signed consent or court order
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information

49. Privacy Officer
Covered transactions
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
malpractice
Transaction

50. Deposition
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
testimony under oath
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
Patient Identifiable Information