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HIPAA

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1. The computer screen should have a screensaver that...
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
Firewalls
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
law concerned with public wrongs against society

2. Titile II of HIPAA
Patient
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
Encryption
Invasion of Privacy Publishing

3. DII
De-Identified Information
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
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

4. Doctor release of patient
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
should never be released w/o a patient's signed consent or court order
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment

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

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6. Coded information that can't be read until is decoded.
Encryption
individuals in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control
Ethical
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research

7. 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)
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
Designated record set

8. 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
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
safeguards health & wealthfare of Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries & protect program integrity
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.

9. Federal law protects patient records dealing with...
Notice of Privacy Practices
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)
substance abuse treatment
Tort

10. All persons who will have access are required to...
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
Notice of Privacy Practices

11. Disclosure without Consent
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
Notice of Privacy Practices
Regulations

12. HIPAA compliance mandates that computer systems must be...
located in a secured and private space
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
should never be released w/o a patient's signed consent or court order

13. Conforming to proper professional behavior
Individually Identifiable Health Information
Permission
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent
Ethical

14. EPHI
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
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.
Electronic Protected Health Information
Verification

15. Advanced directives
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
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

16. General exceptions for releasing patient information
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)
Firewalls

17. Computes and HIPAA
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer

18. Libel
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
false and malicious writing about another
Covered entities

19. Freedom from unauthorized intrusion
Privacy
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently

20. Transmission of information between two parties fro financial or administrative activities.
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
Transaction
Electronic data interchange

21. 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
Examples of PHI
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
illegal touching of another person
Covered entities

22. Any set of codes use to encode health care data elements.
Code sets
Permission
Examples of PHI
security rule

23. Title I of HIPAA
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
Electronic transmission
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
Code sets

24. Uniform anotomical gift act
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
Ethical
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security
security rule

25. IIHI
Individually Identifiable Health Information
testimony under oath
Electronic data interchange
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information

26. Includes records maintained by or for a covered entity.
Designated record set
Verification
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
regular - in a secure location

27. Policies and procedures use to protect electronic information from unauthorized access
Privacy
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
Standard
Security

28. The use of uniform electronic network protocols to transfer business information between organizations.
Electronic data interchange
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
false and malicious writing about another
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone

29. Medical records can be released w/o consent to...
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
may be disclosed to public health agencies - patient identifiers are removed so it's covered by HIPAA
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
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts

30. A written document detailing a health care provider's privacy practices.
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security
Notice of Privacy Practices

31. The person recieving treatment
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
Patient
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment

32. Who regulates HIPAA?
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
individuals in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control
U.S. goverment
Individually Identifiable Health Information

33. Statue of limitations
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
law concerned with public wrongs against society
Standard
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability

34. Negligence
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
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
law concerned with public wrongs against society

35. Ethics
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
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
illegal touching of another person
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit

36. Professional Negligence
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)
Encryption
malpractice
Limited data set

37. Good samaritan law
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
Regulations
Standard

38. Fax Machines and HIPAA
Privacy
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (passed by congress because of portability problems - also to protect PHI)
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.

39. The ability to control access and protect information from accidental or intentional disclosure to unauthorized persons and from altercation - destruction - or loss
must be reported to authorities by law
Covered transactions
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
security rule

40. Subpoenas
Standard
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
Patient
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.

41. Electronic exchanges of information between two covered-entity business partners using HIPAA mandated transaction standards.
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
Covered transactions

42. Protected Health Information (PHI)
illegal touching of another person
should never be released w/o a patient's signed consent or court order
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
law concerned with public wrongs against society

43. Releasing patient information
located in a secured and private space
generally only patient can auth release of own medical record - there are a few exceptions
safeguards health & wealthfare of Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries & protect program integrity
Designated record set

44. HIPAA states...
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
U.S. goverment
Patient
Permission

45. Gunshot wound - child abuse - infectious diseases - required by law - law enforcement purposes.
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
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?
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone

46. Statutory
false and malicious writing about another
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
security rule
Privacy

47. making known - or using information relating to the private life or affairs of a person without their approval or permission
Electronic Protected Health Information
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
Covered transactions

48. Disabilities act

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49. 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.
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent
Examples of PHI
testimony under oath
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.

50. OIG - Office of the Inspector General
Designated record set
Privacy
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security
safeguards health & wealthfare of Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries & protect program integrity