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HIPAA

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1. 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
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
Covered entities
illegal touching of another person
Limited data set

2. making known - or using information relating to the private life or affairs of a person without their approval or permission
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties

3. Deposition
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
Patient rights under HIPAA
testimony under oath
Notice of Privacy Practices

4. A general HIPAA requirement
Standard
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
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
Minimum necessary

5. Any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
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
regular - in a secure location
Rule
Tort

6. The use of uniform electronic network protocols to transfer business information between organizations.
Electronic data interchange
De-Identified Information
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.
illegal touching of another person

7. Business Associate Agreements applies to...
Minimum necessary
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 and malicious writing about another
individuals in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control

8. Unlawful act done without permission.
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
Malfeasance
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil

9. OIG - Office of the Inspector General
safeguards health & wealthfare of Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries & protect program integrity
must be reported to authorities by law
Standard
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

10. What are the 3 purposes of HIPAA?
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
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security

11. Professional Negligence
Notice of Privacy Practices
malpractice
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
Electronic Protected Health Information

12. HI
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
Health Information
individuals in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control
Electronic Protected Health Information

13. A reason for each use and disclosure of patient information.
Individually Identifiable 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
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
Permission

14. Titile II of HIPAA
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)
Firewalls
substance abuse treatment

15. Bioethics
law concerned with public wrongs against society
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
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit

16. Fax Machines and HIPAA
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
Patient

17. Patient records are _____________ so not all staff will have access.
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
Health Information
need to know
safeguards health & wealthfare of Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries & protect program integrity

18. Electronic exchanges of information between two covered-entity business partners using HIPAA mandated transaction standards.
malpractice
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.
Covered transactions
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent

19. Statutory
Malfeasance
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
Privacy
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)

20. Ethics
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
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
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
regular - in a secure location

21. 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.
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
Examples of PHI
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (passed by congress because of portability problems - also to protect PHI)
need to know

22. 4d's of negligence
Portability
Firewalls
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
Ethical

23. Gunshot wound - child abuse - infectious diseases - required by law - law enforcement purposes.
law concerned with public wrongs against society
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?

24. All persons who will have access are required to...
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
Encryption
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
Limited data set

25. Common law
Ethical
Standard
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents

26. Slander
Health Information
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
false and malicious writing about another
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.

27. HIPAA compliance mandates that computer systems must be...
located in a secured and private space
Code sets
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
Permission

28. Good samaritan law
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information
Ethical

29. Document that includes the standards
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.
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
Rule
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.

30. What information do patients NOT have access to?
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
U.S. goverment
De-Identified Information

31. Doctor release of patient
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
must be reported to authorities by law

32. General exceptions for releasing patient information
Malfeasance
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)
Rule
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties

33. NPP
Portability
Notice of Privacy Practices
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
Examples of PHI

34. Misfeasance
located in a secured and private space
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
Ethical
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs

35. Who regulates HIPAA?
U.S. goverment
Rule
need to know
Electronic Protected Health Information

36. IIHI
U.S. goverment
Individually Identifiable Health Information
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective

37. The ability to control access and protect information from accidental or intentional disclosure to unauthorized persons and from altercation - destruction - or loss
Malfeasance
security rule
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment

38. 5P's of ethical power
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
State preemption
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
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

39. TPO
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.
safeguards health & wealthfare of Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries & protect program integrity
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
need to know

40. Title I of HIPAA
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
Examples of PHI
safeguards health & wealthfare of Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries & protect program integrity

41. Federal law protects patient records dealing with...
substance abuse treatment
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
must be reported to authorities by law

42. Implied contract
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
Verification
need to know

43. Coded information that can't be read until is decoded.
generally only patient can auth release of own medical record - there are a few exceptions
Encryption
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
testimony under oath

44. Emancipated minors

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45. Disabilities act

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46. Fax machines
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available

47. HIPAA states...
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
U.S. goverment
Firewalls
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research

48. The limited amount of patient information to be disclosed - depending on circumstances.
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
Malfeasance
Limited data set
Minimum necessary

49. Sending information over electronic networks.
Patient rights under HIPAA
Electronic transmission
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
De-Identified Information

50. De-Identified Information
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
Patient
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research