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1. interrogatory
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
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.

2. The ability to control access and protect information from accidental or intentional disclosure to unauthorized persons and from altercation - destruction - or loss
illegal touching of another person
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
Patient Identifiable Information
security rule

3. If a states privacy laws are stricter than HIPAA privacy standards - the state laws take precedence.
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
State preemption
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.

4. De-Identified Information
Privacy
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.

5. Professional Negligence
Patient
Notice of Privacy Practices
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

6. HIPAA compliance mandates that computer systems must be...
located in a secured and private space
Covered transactions
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security
Security

7. Includes records maintained by or for a covered entity.
Privacy
Designated record set
Regulations
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone

8. Ethics
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
should never be released w/o a patient's signed consent or court order
Security

9. Hardware or software designed to prevent unauthorized access to electronic information.
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
Security
Firewalls

10. The person recieving treatment
Patient
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
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.
Covered transactions

11. Implied contract
may be disclosed to public health agencies - patient identifiers are removed so it's covered by HIPAA
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
must be reported to authorities by law

12. Fax Machines and HIPAA
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
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

13. 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 body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
Examples of PHI
Privacy
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)

14. All persons who will have access are required to...
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
Privacy
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties

15. Any set of codes use to encode health care data elements.
Code sets
malpractice
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.

16. Verify the identification of anyone requesting patient information.
safeguards health & wealthfare of Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries & protect program integrity
Rule
Verification
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words

17. Libel
Tort
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
false and malicious writing about another

18. Key entities
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
Patient Identifiable Information
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
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)

19. Some state laws specifically protect __________. A patient would need to sign a specific request.
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
Verification
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone

20. DII
may be disclosed to public health agencies - patient identifiers are removed so it's covered by HIPAA
De-Identified Information
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent
Transaction

21. A reason for each use and disclosure of patient information.
Privacy
Permission
Security
malpractice

22. Federal law protects patient records dealing with...
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent
substance abuse treatment
law concerned with public wrongs against society
Regulations

23. Privacy Officer
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
Patient Identifiable Information
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
testimony under oath

24. EPHI
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
Electronic Protected Health Information
Individually Identifiable Health Information
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability

25. Disabilities act

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26. Coded information that can't be read until is decoded.
Encryption
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
Permission
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training

27. Patient records are _____________ so not all staff will have access.
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.
need to know
Code sets

28. Releasing patient information
Covered entities
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
generally only patient can auth release of own medical record - there are a few exceptions
Patient

29. Freedom from unauthorized intrusion
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information
false and malicious writing about another
Privacy
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs

30. Data must be backed up at ___________ and those back-up files should be stored ________.
regular - in a secure location
Examples of PHI
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
Security

31. Protecting healthcare coverage for employees who change jobs - allowing them to continue existing plans with a new employer.
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
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.
false and malicious writing about another
Portability

32. Reportable diseases...
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
Rule
De-Identified Information
must be reported to authorities by law

33. Criminal law
regular - in a secure location
law concerned with public wrongs against society
Limited data set
illegal touching of another person

34. Statutory
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.
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security
Ethical

35. Medical records can be released w/o consent to...
Individually Identifiable Health Information
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information
only those who meed to know should have access to patient 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

36. Title I of HIPAA
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
Patient rights under HIPAA

37. IIHI
individuals in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control
Individually Identifiable Health Information
Transaction
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath

38. Doctor release of patient
Covered transactions
Regulations
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment

39. 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.
U.S. goverment
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)
Health Information
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

40. Statue of limitations
Tort
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
Code sets

41. Misfeasance
Security
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
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

42. Policies and procedures use to protect electronic information from unauthorized access
Security
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
individuals in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control

43. Sending information over electronic networks.
Verification
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
Electronic transmission
false and malicious writing about another

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

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45. HI
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
Health Information
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
State preemption

46. Bioethics
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
law concerned with public wrongs against society
Standard
safeguards health & wealthfare of Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries & protect program integrity

47. Computes and HIPAA
Examples of PHI
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
Privacy
security rule

48. Slander
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
Notice of Privacy Practices
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
Electronic transmission

49. HIPAA states...
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.

50. Disclosure without Consent
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
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
De-Identified Information
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath

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