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HIPAA

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1. Common law
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
De-Identified Information
Designated record set
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents

2. Criminal law
law concerned with public wrongs against society
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)
false and malicious writing about another
Rule

3. Statue of limitations
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
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
individuals in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control

4. Guidelines and standards made by government agencies and licensing boards that have the authority to enforce compliance
Regulations
Electronic data interchange
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone

5. Some state laws specifically protect __________. A patient would need to sign a specific request.
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
Health Information

6. Verify the identification of anyone requesting patient information.
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
Patient rights under HIPAA
Security
Verification

7. Business Associate Agreements applies to...
Patient rights under HIPAA
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
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
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone

8. Uniform anotomical gift act
located in a secured and private space
Electronic Protected Health Information
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
security rule

9. 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
Ethical
Covered transactions

10. NPP
Notice of Privacy Practices
State preemption
Code sets
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs

11. Under some circumstances ...
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
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 rights under HIPAA
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information

12. Who regulates HIPAA?
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
Electronic Protected Health Information
U.S. goverment
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer

13. If a states privacy laws are stricter than HIPAA privacy standards - the state laws take precedence.
Tort
Privacy
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent
State preemption

14. Any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent
Tort
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents

15. Implied consent
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
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.
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)

16. Medical records used for health care research

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17. Slander
Verification
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information
Covered transactions

18. interrogatory
Security
Electronic transmission
need to know
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath

19. Implied contract
Standard
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
State preemption
Code sets

20. HI
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
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

21. Data must be backed up at ___________ and those back-up files should be stored ________.
should never be released w/o a patient's signed consent or court order
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security
regular - in a secure location
Limited data set

22. Fax Machines and HIPAA
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.
substance abuse treatment
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
testimony under oath

23. Emancipated minors

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24. Libel
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
false and malicious writing about another
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

25. DII
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent
individuals in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control
De-Identified Information

26. Title I of HIPAA
Covered transactions
U.S. goverment
Electronic Protected Health Information
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs

27. making known - or using information relating to the private life or affairs of a person without their approval or permission
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
Invasion of Privacy Publishing

28. EPHI
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
Electronic Protected Health Information
Rule
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

29. 5P's of ethical power
Patient Identifiable Information
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective

30. Ethics
Electronic transmission
Covered transactions
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

31. Sending information over electronic networks.
Ethical
Electronic transmission
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
Transaction

32. Battery
illegal touching of another person
Tort
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
Transaction

33. Civil law
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
Limited data set
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties

34. General exceptions for releasing patient information
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)
Code sets
law concerned with public wrongs against society

35. Doctor release of patient
Electronic data interchange
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
Rule
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment

36. IIHI
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
Individually Identifiable Health Information
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective

37. Bioethics
Electronic Protected Health Information
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security
illegal touching of another person

38. Unlawful act done without permission.
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
Malfeasance

39. A general HIPAA requirement
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
Code sets
illegal touching of another person
Standard

40. Patient records are _____________ so not all staff will have access.
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
need to know
Patient

41. The use of uniform electronic network protocols to transfer business information between organizations.
Electronic data interchange
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)
Individually Identifiable Health Information

42. Freedom from unauthorized intrusion
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.
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)
law concerned with public wrongs against society
Privacy

43. Protected Health Information (PHI)
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
Privacy
Patient rights under HIPAA

44. Hardware or software designed to prevent unauthorized access to electronic information.
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent
Encryption
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
Firewalls

45. Key entities
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
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
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?

46. Fax machines
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (passed by congress because of portability problems - also to protect PHI)
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)
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.

47. Coded information that can't be read until is decoded.
Encryption
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent
safeguards health & wealthfare of Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries & protect program integrity

48. Electronic exchanges of information between two covered-entity business partners using HIPAA mandated transaction standards.
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
Examples of PHI
Covered transactions

49. HIPAA states...
Malfeasance
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
Code sets
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.

50. Good samaritan law
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (passed by congress because of portability problems - also to protect PHI)
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
Minimum necessary