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HIPAA
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The ability to control access and protect information from accidental or intentional disclosure to unauthorized persons and from altercation - destruction - or loss
security rule
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.
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
2. Key entities
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)
regular - in a secure location
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
3. Gunshot wound - child abuse - infectious diseases - required by law - law enforcement purposes.
illegal touching of another person
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
4. Ethics
Examples of PHI
located in a secured and private space
false and malicious writing about another
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
5. Under some circumstances ...
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
testimony under oath
6. Deposition
substance abuse treatment
testimony under oath
malpractice
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)
7. Protected Health Information (PHI)
Privacy
Covered transactions
Ethical
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
8. Implied consent
illegal touching of another person
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
Covered transactions
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.
9. IIHI
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
Minimum necessary
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
Individually Identifiable Health Information
10. Reportable diseases...
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
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (passed by congress because of portability problems - also to protect PHI)
must be reported to authorities by law
11. Title I of 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
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
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
illegal touching of another person
12. OIG - Office of the Inspector General
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
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
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
13. Guidelines and standards made by government agencies and licensing boards that have the authority to enforce compliance
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
false and malicious writing about another
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
Regulations
14. 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
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
15. 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.
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
security rule
Health Information
Examples of PHI
16. In order for a fax document to be HIPAA compliant...
17. A general HIPAA requirement
testimony under oath
Health Information
Standard
false and malicious writing about another
18. Data must be backed up at ___________ and those back-up files should be stored ________.
generally only patient can auth release of own medical record - there are a few exceptions
regular - in a secure location
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
Limited data set
19. Common law
individuals in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
illegal touching of another person
20. Medical records used for health care research
21. Any set of codes use to encode health care data elements.
Code sets
Security
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
located in a secured and private space
22. Misfeasance
Designated record set
malpractice
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)
23. 4d's of negligence
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 rule
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
Health Information
24. Electronic exchanges of information between two covered-entity business partners using HIPAA mandated transaction standards.
Covered transactions
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
25. Statutory
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
Tort
26. HIPAA compliance mandates that computer systems must be...
De-Identified Information
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
Privacy
located in a secured and private space
27. The person recieving treatment
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
Malfeasance
Patient
28. HIPAA states...
Covered transactions
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
29. Policies and procedures use to protect electronic information from unauthorized access
Security
Patient
located in a secured and private space
false and malicious writing about another
30. 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
located in a secured and private space
law concerned with public wrongs against society
Patient rights under HIPAA
malpractice
31. Titile II of HIPAA
Encryption
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
generally only patient can auth release of own medical record - there are a few exceptions
32. Computes and HIPAA
Electronic Protected Health Information
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
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
33. 5P's of ethical power
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
State preemption
34. The use of uniform electronic network protocols to transfer business information between organizations.
De-Identified Information
Firewalls
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
Electronic data interchange
35. Fax machines
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
need to know
Malfeasance
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
36. HIPAA
located in a secured and private space
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (passed by congress because of portability problems - also to protect PHI)
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
37. Doctor release of patient
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security
Health Information
should never be released w/o a patient's signed consent or court order
38. Emancipated minors
39. Releasing patient information
Ethical
generally only patient can auth release of own medical record - there are a few exceptions
Minimum necessary
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
40. Some state laws specifically protect __________. A patient would need to sign a specific request.
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
located in a secured and private space
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
41. Disabilities act
42. making known - or using information relating to the private life or affairs of a person without their approval or permission
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
Transaction
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
Limited data set
43. Bioethics
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
Examples of PHI
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
Electronic Protected Health Information
44. De-Identified Information
State preemption
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
Verification
Electronic transmission
45. Disclosure without Consent
testimony under oath
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
Electronic data interchange
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
46. Criminal law
law concerned with public wrongs against society
Limited data set
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
47. Business Associate Agreements applies to...
State preemption
need to know
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
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)
48. Advanced directives
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
must be reported to authorities by law
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
49. Good samaritan law
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
Examples of PHI
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
50. What information do patients NOT have access to?
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security
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
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation