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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
Code sets
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
Minimum necessary
Patient rights under HIPAA

2. Any set of codes use to encode health care data elements.
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.
Code sets
need to know
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)

3. The computer screen should have a screensaver that...
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
Designated record set
malpractice

4. Includes records maintained by or for a covered entity.
Tort
located in a secured and private space
Designated record set
security rule

5. Criminal law
need to know
law concerned with public wrongs against society
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.
Transaction

6. Protecting healthcare coverage for employees who change jobs - allowing them to continue existing plans with a new employer.
Portability
illegal touching of another person
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security

7. HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (passed by congress because of portability problems - also to protect PHI)
U.S. goverment
Transaction
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws

8. Deposition
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
testimony under oath
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
State preemption

9. Doctor release of patient
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
law concerned with public wrongs against society
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment

10. Coded information that can't be read until is decoded.
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)
Rule
Encryption

11. De-Identified Information
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
Patient rights under HIPAA
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
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

12. HIPAA compliance mandates that computer systems must be...
located in a secured and private space
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
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
safeguards health & wealthfare of Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries & protect program integrity

13. HIPAA states...
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
need to know

14. Unlawful act done without permission.
Examples of PHI
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
Malfeasance
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

15. Verify the identification of anyone requesting patient information.
Verification
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
may be disclosed to public health agencies - patient identifiers are removed so it's covered by HIPAA
malpractice

16. Subpoenas
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
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
Standard
Permission

17. The ability to control access and protect information from accidental or intentional disclosure to unauthorized persons and from altercation - destruction - or loss
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)
security rule
Encryption
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations

18. Releasing patient information
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
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.
Electronic data interchange
generally only patient can auth release of own medical record - there are a few exceptions

19. Transmission of information between two parties fro financial or administrative activities.
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
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
Transaction
located in a secured and private space

20. HI
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
Malfeasance
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
Health Information

21. Medical records can be released w/o consent 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
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
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

22. Medical records used for health care research

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23. Confidentiality

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24. Common law
Health Information
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents

25. Misfeasance
Encryption
Tort
Minimum necessary
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil

26. Disabilities act

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27. Battery
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
State preemption
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
illegal touching of another person

28. Computes and HIPAA
Malfeasance
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
Ethical

29. Slander
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
Rule
Malfeasance
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone

30. A written document detailing a health care provider's privacy practices.
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)

31. Titile II of HIPAA
Patient rights under HIPAA
individuals in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control
Electronic transmission
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability

32. Sending information over electronic networks.
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security
Electronic transmission
Electronic Protected Health Information
U.S. goverment

33. 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
State preemption
Patient
U.S. goverment

34. Who regulates HIPAA?
malpractice
U.S. goverment
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
Examples of PHI

35. Implied consent
U.S. goverment
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
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

36. Guidelines and standards made by government agencies and licensing boards that have the authority to enforce compliance
Health Information
Transaction
Regulations
false and malicious writing about another

37. Protected Health Information (PHI)
security rule
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.

38. Civil law
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
individuals in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties

39. Advanced directives
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
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
generally only patient can auth release of own medical record - there are a few exceptions

40. What information do patients NOT have access to?
testimony under oath
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
generally only patient can auth release of own medical record - there are a few exceptions
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)

41. A general HIPAA requirement
Standard
Individually Identifiable Health Information
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
Examples of PHI

42. General exceptions for releasing patient information
U.S. goverment
Patient
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)

43. Federal law protects patient records dealing with...
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
Electronic data interchange
substance abuse treatment
testimony under oath

44. 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.
individuals in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
false and malicious writing about another
Examples of PHI

45. DII
De-Identified Information
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
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.

46. Title I of HIPAA
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
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
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

47. NPP
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
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.
Notice of Privacy Practices

48. Gunshot wound - child abuse - infectious diseases - required by law - law enforcement purposes.
Portability
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?

49. Some state laws specifically protect __________. A patient would need to sign a specific request.
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
Electronic transmission

50. The use of uniform electronic network protocols to transfer business information between organizations.
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
testimony under oath
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
Electronic data interchange