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HIPAA

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1. 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
Privacy
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
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
Patient rights under HIPAA

2. NPP
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 only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
Firewalls
Notice of Privacy Practices

3. Business Associate Agreements applies to...
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
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
De-Identified Information
Electronic data interchange

4. Gunshot wound - child abuse - infectious diseases - required by law - law enforcement purposes.
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
substance abuse treatment
Firewalls
Verification

5. Some state laws specifically protect __________. A patient would need to sign a specific request.
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
Covered transactions
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.

6. Good samaritan law
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
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
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.
regular - in a secure location

7. Fax machines
Verification
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
testimony under oath
Malfeasance

8. Advanced directives
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
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
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security

9. HIPAA compliance mandates that computer systems must be...
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
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
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
located in a secured and private space

10. Doctor release of patient
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
Permission
Individually Identifiable Health Information

11. Confidentiality

12. Key entities
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
Portability
security rule

13. Implied consent
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
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
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.
security rule

14. Transmission of information between two parties fro financial or administrative activities.
Code sets
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
Transaction
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

15. Protected Health Information (PHI)
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
Individually Identifiable Health Information
Limited data set

16. 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.
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
Examples of PHI
security rule

17. Unlawful act done without permission.
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
State preemption
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
Malfeasance

18. Who regulates HIPAA?
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
Patient Identifiable Information
U.S. goverment

19. IIHI
Security
Individually Identifiable Health Information
Regulations
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information

20. 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
Covered entities
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)
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.
Health Information

21. HI
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
Health Information
Encryption
need to know

22. Coded information that can't be read until is decoded.
Minimum necessary
Encryption
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.
may be disclosed to public health agencies - patient identifiers are removed so it's covered by HIPAA

23. 4d's of negligence
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
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
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
Ethical

24. Guidelines and standards made by government agencies and licensing boards that have the authority to enforce compliance
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
Regulations
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)

25. Releasing patient information
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
U.S. goverment
generally only patient can auth release of own medical record - there are a few exceptions
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

26. Conforming to proper professional behavior
generally only patient can auth release of own medical record - there are a few exceptions
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
Ethical
Covered entities

27. Data must be backed up at ___________ and those back-up files should be stored ________.
Privacy
Patient
generally only patient can auth release of own medical record - there are a few exceptions
regular - in a secure location

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

29. Under some circumstances ...
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
located in a secured and private space
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information

30. 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
State preemption
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
located in a secured and private space

31. Computes and HIPAA
law concerned with public wrongs against society
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
Permission
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?

32. The use of uniform electronic network protocols to transfer business information between organizations.
State preemption
Patient rights under HIPAA
De-Identified Information
Electronic data interchange

33. making known - or using information relating to the private life or affairs of a person without their approval or permission
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
should never be released w/o a patient's signed consent or court order

34. If a states privacy laws are stricter than HIPAA privacy standards - the state laws take precedence.
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
law concerned with public wrongs against society
illegal touching of another person
State preemption

35. All persons who will have access are required to...
testimony under oath
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient 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
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently

36. De-Identified Information
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws

37. Fax Machines and HIPAA
Patient rights under HIPAA
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
U.S. goverment
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.

38. Criminal law
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
Electronic transmission
law concerned with public wrongs against society
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)

39. Medical records can be released w/o consent to...
need to know
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
Electronic transmission

40. Statue of limitations
illegal touching of another person
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
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.

41. Titile II of HIPAA
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
Individually Identifiable Health Information
Permission
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability

42. Battery
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
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.
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
illegal touching of another person

43. A general HIPAA requirement
Tort
Standard
Individually Identifiable Health Information
De-Identified Information

44. Includes records maintained by or for a covered entity.
Electronic transmission
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
Designated record set
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research

45. Negligence
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
Health Information
Encryption
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

46. Any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
Portability
Tort
regular - in a secure location
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)

47. TPO
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.
Transaction
Malfeasance
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations

48. Ethics
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)
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
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone

49. What are the 3 purposes of HIPAA?
testimony under oath
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security
located in a secured and private space

50. Disabilities act