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HIPAA

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1. PII
Standard
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
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

2. The ability to control access and protect information from accidental or intentional disclosure to unauthorized persons and from altercation - destruction - or loss
Regulations
Security
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
security rule

3. Misfeasance
regular - in a secure location
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
Electronic data interchange
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

4. Some state laws specifically protect __________. A patient would need to sign a specific request.
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.
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath

5. Ethics
Tort
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
Transaction
Health Information

6. A written document detailing a health care provider's privacy practices.
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
may be disclosed to public health agencies - patient identifiers are removed so it's covered by HIPAA
Electronic data interchange
Code sets

7. A general HIPAA requirement
State preemption
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
malpractice
Standard

8. Transmission of information between two parties fro financial or administrative activities.
Tort
should never be released w/o a patient's signed consent or court order
Transaction
individuals in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control

9. Battery
law concerned with public wrongs against society
Examples of PHI
illegal touching of another person
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information

10. Document that includes the standards
Transaction
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.
Rule
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability

11. interrogatory
should never be released w/o a patient's signed consent or court order
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
regular - in a secure location

12. 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.
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
Limited data set
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
Examples of PHI

13. EPHI
should never be released w/o a patient's signed consent or court order
Electronic Protected Health Information
Malfeasance
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.

14. Good samaritan law
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
Health Information
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.
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training

15. Includes records maintained by or for a covered entity.
Rule
Designated record set
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)

16. Titile II of HIPAA
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
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation

17. Sending information over electronic networks.
Patient Identifiable Information
Notice of Privacy Practices
Electronic data interchange
Electronic transmission

18. The computer screen should have a screensaver that...
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
regular - in a secure location
malpractice
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory

19. Emancipated minors

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20. Unlawful act done without permission.
Malfeasance
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
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.
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath

21. Clearinghouse
Transaction
Verification
illegal touching of another person
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

22. HIPAA compliance mandates that computer systems must be...
located in a secured and private space
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent
Code sets
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA

23. Releasing patient information
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
generally only patient can auth release of own medical record - there are a few exceptions
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
Malfeasance

24. Bioethics
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
law concerned with public wrongs against society
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research

25. Conforming to proper professional behavior
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
generally only patient can auth release of own medical record - there are a few exceptions
Ethical
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information

26. Protected Health Information (PHI)
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.

27. Under some circumstances ...
Electronic Protected Health Information
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.
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information

28. Guidelines and standards made by government agencies and licensing boards that have the authority to enforce compliance
substance abuse treatment
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (passed by congress because of portability problems - also to protect PHI)
Regulations
malpractice

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

30. Key entities
State preemption
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 transactions
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.

31. DII
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security
Encryption
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
De-Identified Information

32. 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
Covered entities
testimony under oath
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory

33. HI
Verification
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
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
Health Information

34. Reportable diseases...
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.
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
located in a secured and private space
must be reported to authorities by law

35. Statutory
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
Privacy
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
Standard

36. Disclosure without Consent
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
may be disclosed to public health agencies - patient identifiers are removed so it's covered by HIPAA
false and malicious writing about another
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.

37. Slander
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
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
Verification

38. Confidentiality

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39. The use of uniform electronic network protocols to transfer business information between organizations.
false and malicious writing about another
Electronic data interchange
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
Covered transactions

40. Common law
Covered entities
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
Malfeasance

41. Protected health information from which certain patient identifiers have been removed
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
testimony under oath
Limited data set
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer

42. Freedom from unauthorized intrusion
Privacy
Verification
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
Tort

43. Computes and HIPAA
De-Identified Information
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
Encryption
Electronic transmission

44. 4d's of negligence
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
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
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
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training

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

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46. Disabilities act

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47. Libel
false and malicious writing about another
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
testimony under oath
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

48. The limited amount of patient information to be disclosed - depending on circumstances.
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
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
Minimum necessary
Code sets

49. Who regulates HIPAA?
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
U.S. goverment
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation

50. Statue of limitations
State preemption
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit