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HIPAA
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1. Subpoenas
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
must be reported to authorities by law
Transaction
2. Patient records are _____________ so not all staff will have access.
need to know
should never be released w/o a patient's signed consent or court order
Code sets
testimony under oath
3. interrogatory
Malfeasance
Electronic Protected Health Information
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
4. 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
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
Verification
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
5. General exceptions for releasing patient information
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent
Electronic Protected Health Information
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)
illegal touching of another person
6. HI
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
Health Information
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
7. Some state laws specifically protect __________. A patient would need to sign a specific request.
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
Verification
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
8. Fax Machines and HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (passed by congress because of portability problems - also to protect PHI)
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
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
9. Protecting healthcare coverage for employees who change jobs - allowing them to continue existing plans with a new employer.
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
Portability
Firewalls
illegal touching of another person
10. HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (passed by congress because of portability problems - also to protect PHI)
Transaction
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
Ethical
11. Professional Negligence
malpractice
Electronic data interchange
Regulations
Ethical
12. What information do patients NOT have access to?
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
need to know
Electronic transmission
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
13. Coded information that can't be read until is decoded.
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
Encryption
need to know
14. 4d's of negligence
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (passed by congress because of portability problems - also to protect PHI)
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
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
15. Ethics
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
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.
16. TPO
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
Patient Identifiable Information
Ethical
17. 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
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
false and malicious writing about another
18. Battery
illegal touching of another person
Encryption
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
Covered entities
19. Protected Health Information (PHI)
Examples of PHI
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
Malfeasance
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
20. A general HIPAA requirement
Standard
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
21. Good samaritan law
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
Security
substance abuse treatment
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
22. Releasing patient information
Examples of PHI
Verification
generally only patient can auth release of own medical record - there are a few exceptions
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
23. De-Identified 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.
Standard
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
24. Freedom from unauthorized intrusion
substance abuse treatment
Electronic data interchange
Privacy
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
25. EPHI
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
Examples of PHI
Electronic Protected Health Information
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
26. Deposition
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
De-Identified Information
Rule
testimony under oath
27. A written document detailing a health care provider's privacy practices.
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
Privacy
28. Advanced directives
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
Health Information
Encryption
29. Reportable diseases...
must be reported to authorities by law
U.S. goverment
Electronic Protected Health Information
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
30. NPP
Notice of Privacy Practices
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
31. Any set of codes use to encode health care data elements.
Transaction
Code sets
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
32. Bioethics
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
U.S. goverment
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
Ethical
33. Fax machines
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
Limited data set
should never be released w/o a patient's signed consent or court order
34. Disabilities act
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35. Libel
false and malicious writing about another
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
Tort
Standard
36. Data must be backed up at ___________ and those back-up files should be stored ________.
regular - in a secure location
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
Encryption
37. Hardware or software designed to prevent unauthorized access to electronic information.
Electronic transmission
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
Electronic data interchange
Firewalls
38. Doctor release of patient
Examples of PHI
Limited data set
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
malpractice
39. Federal law protects patient records dealing with...
substance abuse treatment
Patient
Tort
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security
40. Includes records maintained by or for a covered entity.
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
substance abuse treatment
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
Designated record set
41. HIPAA compliance mandates that computer systems must be...
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
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
42. Protected health information from which certain patient identifiers have been removed
U.S. goverment
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information
Limited data set
must be reported to authorities by law
43. 5P's of ethical power
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent
44. Electronic exchanges of information between two covered-entity business partners using HIPAA mandated transaction standards.
Firewalls
Patient
Covered transactions
Ethical
45. Privacy Officer
Electronic transmission
Permission
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
46. Statutory
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
Privacy
De-Identified Information
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)
47. Gunshot wound - child abuse - infectious diseases - required by law - law enforcement purposes.
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
48. Uniform anotomical gift act
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
located in a secured and private space
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
49. IIHI
Individually Identifiable Health Information
regular - in a secure location
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
50. Sending information over electronic networks.
Firewalls
Notice of Privacy Practices
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.