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HIPAA

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1. Good samaritan law
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
Electronic Protected Health Information
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training

2. HIPAA
De-Identified Information
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)
Patient rights under HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (passed by congress because of portability problems - also to protect PHI)

3. Electronic exchanges of information between two covered-entity business partners using HIPAA mandated transaction standards.
Covered transactions
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone

4. The use of uniform electronic network protocols to transfer business information between organizations.
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
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
Electronic data interchange
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone

5. Civil law
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information

6. Title I of HIPAA
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
Privacy
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
Security

7. All persons who will have access are required to...
Designated record set
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
Minimum necessary
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently

8. 4d's of negligence
Electronic data interchange
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
Electronic Protected Health Information
Notice of Privacy Practices

9. Medical records can be released w/o consent to...
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
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.

10. OIG - Office of the Inspector General
safeguards health & wealthfare of Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries & protect program integrity
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
State preemption
Transaction

11. PII
regular - in a secure location
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
Patient Identifiable Information
Invasion of Privacy Publishing

12. making known - or using information relating to the private life or affairs of a person without their approval or permission
Encryption
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
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
Invasion of Privacy Publishing

13. Battery
illegal touching of another person
need to know
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
Minimum necessary

14. Doctor release of patient
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
should never be released w/o a patient's signed consent or court order
law concerned with public wrongs against society
Code sets

15. Who regulates HIPAA?
U.S. goverment
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
located in a secured and private space
Ethical

16. Any set of codes use to encode health care data elements.
Health Information
Code sets
regular - in a secure location
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent

17. Disclosure without Consent
Patient
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
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. interrogatory
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
Minimum necessary
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)

19. Common law
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
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
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

20. Subpoenas
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
Patient
Transaction
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.

21. Freedom from unauthorized intrusion
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
illegal touching of another person
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
Privacy

22. Includes records maintained by or for a covered entity.
Designated record set
located in a secured and private space
Regulations
Code sets

23. Confidentiality

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24. Statue of limitations
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
individuals in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control
Ethical
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)

25. The computer screen should have a screensaver that...
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
Firewalls
regular - in a secure location

26. Fax machines
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (passed by congress because of portability problems - also to protect PHI)
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
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
Minimum necessary

27. Criminal law
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
law concerned with public wrongs against society
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

28. Disabilities act

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29. 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
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
Covered entities
testimony under oath
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)

30. Gunshot wound - child abuse - infectious diseases - required by law - law enforcement purposes.
Transaction
need to know
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
U.S. goverment

31. Ethics
must be reported to authorities by law
testimony under oath
need to know
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts

32. 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.
Notice of Privacy Practices
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)
safeguards health & wealthfare of Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries & protect program integrity

33. Negligence
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
Designated record set
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (passed by congress because of portability problems - also to protect PHI)
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security

34. A general HIPAA requirement
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
Patient rights under HIPAA
Standard
Invasion of Privacy Publishing

35. Bioethics
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
Permission
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs

36. 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.
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information
Examples of PHI
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
State preemption

37. DII
Privacy
Security
malpractice
De-Identified Information

38. Reportable diseases...
Notice of Privacy Practices
must be reported to authorities by law
Rule
Standard

39. 5P's of ethical power
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
Regulations
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective

40. Emancipated minors

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41. See & Copy their health records - update health records - obtain a list of the institution's disclosures - other than for payment & healthcare operations - request a restriction on a certain uses or disclosures - choose how to receive their health in
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
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
Regulations
Patient rights under HIPAA

42. Titile II of HIPAA
Covered entities
need to know
Permission
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability

43. Releasing patient information
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
Individually Identifiable Health Information
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent

44. Coded information that can't be read until is decoded.
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
Encryption
Designated record set

45. Privacy Officer
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
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
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA

46. Slander
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
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
Patient Identifiable Information

47. Federal law protects patient records dealing with...
malpractice
substance abuse 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
Covered transactions

48. A reason for each use and disclosure of patient information.
Permission
law concerned with public wrongs against society
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words

49. HIPAA compliance mandates that computer systems must be...
Ethical
located in a secured and private space
substance abuse treatment
U.S. goverment

50. Sending information over electronic networks.
Covered transactions
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
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation