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1. Federal law protects patient records dealing with...
Electronic transmission
Rule
substance abuse treatment
Limited data set

2. Fax Machines and HIPAA
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
Privacy
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.

3. 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
Patient rights under HIPAA
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
Portability
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws

4. A written document detailing a health care provider's privacy practices.
Limited data set
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment

5. Privacy Officer
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
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
Malfeasance
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.

6. All persons who will have access are required to...
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
Covered transactions
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent

7. Uniform anotomical gift act
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
State preemption
individuals in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control

8. Titile II of HIPAA
Covered entities
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
Individually Identifiable Health Information

9. A general HIPAA requirement
Standard
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security

10. Electronic exchanges of information between two covered-entity business partners using HIPAA mandated transaction standards.
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
Covered transactions
Electronic transmission

11. Patient records are _____________ so not all staff will have access.
De-Identified Information
Patient
need to know
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties

12. The limited amount of patient information to be disclosed - depending on circumstances.
Privacy
Notice of Privacy Practices
generally only patient can auth release of own medical record - there are a few exceptions
Minimum necessary

13. Battery
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
illegal touching of another person
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
Rule

14. Ethics
Designated record set
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
located in a secured and private space
testimony under oath

15. The computer screen should have a screensaver that...
Patient
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
Patient rights under HIPAA

16. De-Identified Information
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
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
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
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently

17. Hardware or software designed to prevent unauthorized access to electronic information.
Firewalls
Electronic data interchange
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
Malfeasance

18. Includes records maintained by or for a covered entity.
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
Designated record set
Notice of Privacy Practices
individuals in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control

19. Professional Negligence
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)
Privacy
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
malpractice

20. Emancipated minors

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21. Implied contract
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
testimony under oath
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)

22. Misfeasance
regular - in a secure location
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
Regulations
Patient Identifiable Information

23. Gunshot wound - child abuse - infectious diseases - required by law - law enforcement purposes.
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
individuals in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control
Standard
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training

24. The person recieving treatment
Patient
Permission
U.S. goverment
State preemption

25. Guidelines and standards made by government agencies and licensing boards that have the authority to enforce compliance
Regulations
Covered transactions
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
Rule

26. Any set of codes use to encode health care data elements.
Electronic Protected Health 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
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
Code sets

27. Releasing patient information
Firewalls
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
Tort
generally only patient can auth release of own medical record - there are a few exceptions

28. making known - or using information relating to the private life or affairs of a person without their approval or permission
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent
Regulations
safeguards health & wealthfare of Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries & protect program integrity
Invasion of Privacy Publishing

29. Slander
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
Minimum necessary

30. General exceptions for releasing patient information
testimony under oath
may be disclosed to public health agencies - patient identifiers are removed so it's covered by HIPAA
law concerned with public wrongs against society
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)

31. Protected Health Information (PHI)
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws

32. Subpoenas
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
Designated record set
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?

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

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34. Document that includes the standards
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent
Rule
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation

35. What information do patients NOT have access to?
Malfeasance
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
regular - in a secure location
Covered entities

36. 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
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
testimony under oath
Covered entities

37. 5P's of ethical power
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
generally only patient can auth release of own medical record - there are a few exceptions
regular - in a secure location

38. Negligence
Code sets
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
may be disclosed to public health agencies - patient identifiers are removed so it's covered by HIPAA

39. Common law
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
regular - in a secure location
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

40. Some state laws specifically protect __________. A patient would need to sign a specific request.
Examples of PHI
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation

41. Implied consent
U.S. goverment
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
Electronic transmission
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.

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

43. 4d's of negligence
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
Rule
Designated record set
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

44. Medical records used for health care research

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45. Libel
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
false and malicious writing about another
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words

46. Good samaritan law
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
Patient
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.
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training

47. HIPAA compliance mandates that computer systems must be...
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
located in a secured and private space
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently

48. Confidentiality

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49. 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.
Code sets
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.
Examples of PHI
Electronic data interchange

50. Data must be backed up at ___________ and those back-up files should be stored ________.
Covered entities
regular - in a secure location
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
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

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