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HIPAA

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

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2. making known - or using information relating to the private life or affairs of a person without their approval or permission
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
false and malicious writing about another
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)

3. The person recieving treatment
State preemption
substance abuse treatment
Patient
Covered entities

4. HI
Health Information
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
Code sets

5. A general HIPAA requirement
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
Standard
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory

6. Reportable diseases...
must be reported to authorities by law
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
Portability

7. The ability to control access and protect information from accidental or intentional disclosure to unauthorized persons and from altercation - destruction - or loss
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
Transaction
security rule
Covered entities

8. Verify the identification of anyone requesting patient information.
Verification
Code sets
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)
Rule

9. Disabilities act

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10. EPHI
located in a secured and private space
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
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment

11. Coded information that can't be read until is decoded.
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
Encryption
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

12. Policies and procedures use to protect electronic information from unauthorized access
Security
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
Patient rights under HIPAA
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)

13. Clearinghouse
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
Security
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
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

14. What information do patients NOT have access to?
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
safeguards health & wealthfare of Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries & protect program integrity
regular - in a secure location

15. Document that includes the standards
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
Health Information
Regulations
Rule

16. Battery
Examples of PHI
security rule
illegal touching of another person
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.

17. The computer screen should have a screensaver that...
Patient rights under HIPAA
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
Ethical
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory

18. IIHI
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
may be disclosed to public health agencies - patient identifiers are removed so it's covered by HIPAA
Individually Identifiable Health Information
Covered entities

19. All persons who will have access are required to...
testimony under oath
regular - in a secure location
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
need to know

20. Medical records used for health care research

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21. 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.
Rule
false and malicious writing about another
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)
need to know

22. Disclosure without Consent
Security
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
security rule
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

23. Guidelines and standards made by government agencies and licensing boards that have the authority to enforce compliance
Patient Identifiable Information
Regulations
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 in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control

24. Any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
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
Limited data set
Tort

25. NPP
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
Regulations
Notice of Privacy Practices

26. The use of uniform electronic network protocols to transfer business information between organizations.
Ethical
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
State preemption
Electronic data interchange

27. Statue of limitations
may be disclosed to public health agencies - patient identifiers are removed so it's covered by HIPAA
Malfeasance
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations

28. Emancipated minors

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29. Business Associate Agreements applies to...
Standard
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
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security

30. Libel
false and malicious writing about another
Patient rights under HIPAA
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
Electronic Protected Health Information

31. Common law
Electronic data interchange
Standard
illegal touching of another person
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents

32. Conforming to proper professional behavior
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
Ethical

33. Misfeasance
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent
Patient
substance abuse treatment
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil

34. Some state laws specifically protect __________. A patient would need to sign a specific request.
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
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
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.

35. Under some circumstances ...
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information

36. Any set of codes use to encode health care data elements.
Code sets
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
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
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability

37. Title I of HIPAA
Tort
generally only patient can auth release of own medical record - there are a few exceptions
Examples of PHI
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs

38. TPO
individuals in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
Malfeasance
Health Information

39. 4d's of negligence
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
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
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)

40. Ethics
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
Malfeasance
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
should never be released w/o a patient's signed consent or court order

41. Data must be backed up at ___________ and those back-up files should be stored ________.
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
located in a secured and private space
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
regular - in a secure location

42. Titile II of HIPAA
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
Regulations

43. Criminal law
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
Security
law concerned with public wrongs against society
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer

44. Deposition
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
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
Code sets
testimony under oath

45. Protected health information from which certain patient identifiers have been removed
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
Limited data set
Code sets

46. 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
Encryption
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations

47. Implied consent
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information
Code sets
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.

48. Protected Health Information (PHI)
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)
Portability
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
Tort

49. Uniform anotomical gift act
Minimum necessary
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
Firewalls
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation

50. Professional Negligence
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
may be disclosed to public health agencies - patient identifiers are removed so it's covered by HIPAA
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.
malpractice