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HIPAA

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1. Privacy Officer
security rule
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 contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
located in a secured and private space

2. Misfeasance
Patient rights under HIPAA
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
Notice of Privacy Practices
Firewalls

3. Emancipated minors

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4. Bioethics
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
Firewalls
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)

5. Statutory
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
Regulations
security rule
Electronic Protected Health Information

6. Slander
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
should never be released w/o a patient's signed consent or court order
Health Information
must be reported to authorities by law

7. Coded information that can't be read until is decoded.
Verification
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
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
Encryption

8. Verify the identification of anyone requesting patient information.
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
Verification
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
Code sets

9. Civil law
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
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
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

10. Some state laws specifically protect __________. A patient would need to sign a specific request.
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
Ethical
Covered transactions

11. A reason for each use and disclosure of patient information.
Permission
De-Identified Information
Electronic data interchange
need to know

12. 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.
De-Identified Information
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information
Invasion of Privacy Publishing
Examples of PHI

13. A general HIPAA requirement
Standard
Health 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
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

14. Patient records are _____________ so not all staff will have access.
Privacy
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
need to know
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.

15. A written document detailing a health care provider's privacy practices.
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
substance abuse treatment
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.
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

16. Doctor release of patient
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
Firewalls

17. Gunshot wound - child abuse - infectious diseases - required by law - law enforcement purposes.
security rule
De-Identified Information
What types of disclosures do not require patient 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

18. Confidentiality

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19. Treatment means that a health care provider can provide care; payment means that a provider can disclose PHI to be reimbursed; health care operations refers to HIPAA approved activities and transactions.
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)
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
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
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (passed by congress because of portability problems - also to protect PHI)

20. Protecting healthcare coverage for employees who change jobs - allowing them to continue existing plans with a new employer.
substance abuse treatment
Portability
Electronic Protected Health Information
State preemption

21. Guidelines and standards made by government agencies and licensing boards that have the authority to enforce compliance
Regulations
Tort
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
Individually Identifiable Health Information

22. Hardware or software designed to prevent unauthorized access to electronic information.
individuals in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control
illegal touching of another person
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
Firewalls

23. Criminal law
law concerned with public wrongs against society
substance abuse treatment
Verification
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone

24. Transmission of information between two parties fro financial or administrative activities.
Transaction
security rule
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
Malfeasance

25. Advanced directives
security rule
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
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
substance abuse treatment

26. Professional Negligence
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
malpractice

27. PII
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (passed by congress because of portability problems - also to protect PHI)
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
Patient Identifiable Information

28. 4d's of negligence
Regulations
Patient
Portability
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

29. Ethics
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
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
must be reported to authorities by law
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training

30. Medical records can be released w/o consent to...
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.
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
testimony under oath
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)

31. Deposition
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
need to know
testimony under oath
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil

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

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33. Business Associate Agreements applies to...
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
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
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

34. If a states privacy laws are stricter than HIPAA privacy standards - the state laws take precedence.
Covered entities
State preemption
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

35. DII
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
De-Identified Information
State preemption

36. Uniform anotomical gift act
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
Covered transactions

37. The person recieving treatment
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
Patient
Permission

38. Conforming to proper professional behavior
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.
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
Permission
Ethical

39. De-Identified Information
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
Individually Identifiable Health Information
Portability
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.

40. Unlawful act done without permission.
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
Code sets
Electronic Protected Health Information
Malfeasance

41. Libel
false and malicious writing about another
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.
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.

42. Good samaritan law
Examples of 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
Electronic Protected Health Information
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training

43. 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
individuals in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control
Electronic transmission
Covered entities
De-Identified Information

44. Protected Health Information (PHI)
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
Portability
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)

45. Policies and procedures use to protect electronic information from unauthorized access
substance abuse treatment
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
Tort
Security

46. The use of uniform electronic network protocols to transfer business information between organizations.
security rule
De-Identified Information
Medical data from which individual identifiers have been removed; also known as a redacted or blinded record.
Electronic data interchange

47. The limited amount of patient information to be disclosed - depending on circumstances.
Minimum necessary
Tort
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
Invasion of Privacy Publishing

48. General exceptions for releasing patient information
Covered transactions
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent

49. Disclosure without Consent
Patient
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
false and malicious writing about another

50. The computer screen should have a screensaver that...
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
Firewalls
Insurance portability - administrative simplification - privacy and security