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HIPAA

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1. Misfeasance
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
Minimum necessary
law concerned with public wrongs against society
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil

2. HIPAA states...
Regulations
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information

3. 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.
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
Designated record set
Examples of PHI

4. IIHI
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.
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
Individually Identifiable Health Information
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory

5. Transmission of information between two parties fro financial or administrative activities.
Patient rights under HIPAA
Designated record set
Transaction
Firewalls

6. Uniform anotomical gift act
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
must be reported to authorities by law
false and malicious writing about another
Electronic Protected Health Information

7. Protected Health Information (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
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
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)

8. Bioethics
substance abuse treatment
Examples of PHI
need to know
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research

9. Protected health information from which certain patient identifiers have been removed
should never be released w/o a patient's signed consent or court order
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
Limited data set
Encryption

10. What information do patients NOT have access to?
illegal touching of another person
State preemption
individuals in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA

11. Gunshot wound - child abuse - infectious diseases - required by law - law enforcement purposes.
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
law concerned with public wrongs against society
Electronic transmission
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?

12. Advanced directives
law concerned with public wrongs against society
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
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
Electronic Protected Health Information

13. interrogatory
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
Limited data set
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
De-Identified Information

14. A reason for each use and disclosure of patient information.
Electronic transmission
Tort
Permission
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words

15. Civil law
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
Ethical
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available

16. Who regulates HIPAA?
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information
Privacy
U.S. goverment
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents

17. Doctor release of patient
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
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer

18. The limited amount of patient information to be disclosed - depending on circumstances.
Minimum necessary
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
Individually Identifiable Health Information
Limited data set

19. Statue of limitations
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
malpractice
Malfeasance

20. Common law
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
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
false and malicious writing about another

21. Any set of codes use to encode health care data elements.
security rule
Malfeasance
State preemption
Code sets

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

23. Libel
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
false and malicious writing about another
Rule
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.

24. DII
Security
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
De-Identified Information
Portability

25. Guidelines and standards made by government agencies and licensing boards that have the authority to enforce compliance
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
Regulations
State preemption

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

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27. Fax Machines and HIPAA
Ethical
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
Transaction
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.

28. Electronic exchanges of information between two covered-entity business partners using HIPAA mandated transaction standards.
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent
Ethical
Covered transactions
Limited data set

29. Patient records are _____________ so not all staff will have access.
need to know
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
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
Patient

30. General exceptions for releasing patient information
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security
Patient Identifiable Information
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)
Designated record set

31. HIPAA compliance mandates that computer systems must be...
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent
located in a secured and private space
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
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

32. Statutory
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
Verification

33. Medical records used for health care research

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34. Under some circumstances ...
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
Tort
false and malicious writing about another
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information

35. Clearinghouse
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.
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
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit

36. Reportable diseases...
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
must be reported to authorities by law
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
need to know

37. The use of uniform electronic network protocols to transfer business information between organizations.
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
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 data interchange

38. Any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
De-Identified Information
Tort
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
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws

39. Protecting healthcare coverage for employees who change jobs - allowing them to continue existing plans with a new employer.
Portability
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.

40. Ethics
law concerned with public wrongs against society
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment

41. Deposition
safeguards health & wealthfare of Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries & protect program integrity
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
testimony under oath

42. Releasing patient information
generally only patient can auth release of own medical record - there are a few exceptions
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
Malfeasance
Electronic transmission

43. Document that includes the standards
Transaction
Rule
Standard
substance abuse treatment

44. The person recieving treatment
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
Patient
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research

45. Sending information over electronic networks.
Electronic transmission
Tort
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
U.S. goverment

46. Titile II of HIPAA
malpractice
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
Encryption
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability

47. Medical records can be released w/o consent to...
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
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.
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
false and malicious writing about another

48. Business Associate Agreements applies to...
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (passed by congress because of portability problems - also to protect PHI)
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
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

49. 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
Standard
Health Information
Patient rights under HIPAA
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.

50. Title I of HIPAA
individuals in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control
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
testimony under oath