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HIPAA
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1. Gunshot wound - child abuse - infectious diseases - required by law - law enforcement purposes.
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
2. Protected Health Information (PHI)
Patient
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
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
Covered transactions
3. Policies and procedures use to protect electronic information from unauthorized access
Rule
Security
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.
illegal touching of another person
4. Libel
substance abuse treatment
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
false and malicious writing about another
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
5. Unlawful act done without permission.
Malfeasance
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
Verification
6. General exceptions for releasing patient information
parent of a minor - legal guardian - Agent (patient selected on behalf in h/c power of attorney)
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.
Covered entities
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (passed by congress because of portability problems - also to protect PHI)
7. Transmission of information between two parties fro financial or administrative activities.
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
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
addresses portability of insurance coverage when employees change or lose their jobs
Transaction
8. A written document detailing a health care provider's privacy practices.
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
De-Identified Information
Firewalls
Patient
9. A reason for each use and disclosure of patient information.
Individually Identifiable Health Information
comes on after a few idle seconds and the use of a privacy screen should be mandatory
Covered entities
Permission
10. Computes and HIPAA
Regulations
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
11. Disclosure without Consent
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
testimony under oath
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
12. The limited amount of patient information to be disclosed - depending on circumstances.
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
Minimum necessary
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.
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
13. Slander
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
safeguards health & wealthfare of Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries & protect program integrity
security rule
same legal standards apply to all patient records whether on paper or computer
14. Data must be backed up at ___________ and those back-up files should be stored ________.
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
regular - in a secure location
Electronic data interchange
Individually Identifiable Health Information
15. Protected health information from which certain patient identifiers have been removed
Limited data set
regular - in a secure location
Transaction
improper performance of an otherwise lawful act. civil
16. IIHI
Security
Examples of PHI
Regulations
Individually Identifiable Health Information
17. Guidelines and standards made by government agencies and licensing boards that have the authority to enforce compliance
Transaction
testimony under oath
Regulations
individuals in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control
18. Freedom from unauthorized intrusion
Privacy
substance abuse treatment
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)
19. Advanced directives
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
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
Patient Identifiable Information
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
20. Who regulates HIPAA?
need to know
Health Information
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
U.S. goverment
21. Verify the identification of anyone requesting patient information.
regular - in a secure location
Examples of PHI
Verification
Transaction
22. Statue of limitations
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
De-Identified Information
Psychotherapy notes - information for legal proceedings - information exempted from disclosure under CLIA
the philosophical study of moral values and rules - conducts
23. Under some circumstances ...
Designated record set
Limited data set
a minor - rather than the parent - must sign the release of patient information
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
24. Bioethics
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
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
testimony under oath
25. PII
individuals in their mid- to late teens who legally live outside of parents' or guardians' control
have a unique password and it should be changed frequently
Patient Identifiable Information
Rule
26. 5P's of ethical power
regular - in a secure location
Individually Identifiable Health Information
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
27. Professional Negligence
malpractice
Firewalls
Portability
false and malicious writing about another
28. EPHI
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
failure to act with the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
Electronic Protected Health Information
29. 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)
Patient rights under HIPAA
Electronic transmission
Patient Identifiable Information
30. Electronic exchanges of information between two covered-entity business partners using HIPAA mandated transaction standards.
may be disclosed to public health agencies - patient identifiers are removed so it's covered by HIPAA
Covered entities
Regulations
Covered transactions
31. Title I of HIPAA
testimony under oath
Electronic Protected Health Information
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
32. Subpoenas
Notice of Privacy Practices
substance abuse treatment
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
33. Implied contract
Rule
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
purpose - pride - patience - persistence - perspective
34. If a states privacy laws are stricter than HIPAA privacy standards - the state laws take precedence.
State preemption
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.
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
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
35. Common law
Designated record set
Electronic Protected Health Information
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
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
36. Sending information over electronic networks.
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
Electronic transmission
Designated record set
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
37. 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
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
Patient rights under HIPAA
Verification
What types of disclosures do not require patient permission?
38. Federal law protects patient records dealing with...
Minimum necessary
Designated record set
Tort
substance abuse treatment
39. Statutory
Any information that would identify a patient (name - add - tele - DOB - SSN - email - med. rec. number - etc)
must be reported to authorities by law
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.
The body of laws made by states is their own statutory laws
40. Medical records used for health care research
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41. Criminal law
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
law concerned with public wrongs against society
law that permits a person w/ a legal age and sound mind to give their body to donation
42. HIPAA states...
a contract that comes about from the actions of the parties rather than words
located in a secured and private space
State preemption
only those who meed to know should have access to patient information
43. Good samaritan law
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit
judge made law from decisions of a court - interpretation of constitution and statuatory law - often known as precedents
state law that protects healthcare professionals from liability when they provide emergency assistance/services within their scope of training
44. OIG - Office of the Inspector General
State preemption
safeguards health & wealthfare of Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries & protect program integrity
Patient
A court order requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date time and reason. A medical record could be subpoenaed.
45. Fax machines
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (passed by congress because of portability problems - also to protect PHI)
patient discharges doctor with letter - doctor formally withdraws from patient with a certified letter or patient no longer needs treatment
although medical records are confidential - there are times when they can be released w/o a patient consent.
should only be used when no other - more secure mode of transmission is available
46. Titile II of HIPAA
also called biomedical ethics - the moral dilemmas and issues of advanced medicine and medical research
concerns noncriminal disputes between private parties
concerned with mostly with h/c providers. It addresses fraud and abuse - administrative simplification and medical liability
must be reported to authorities by law
47. Deposition
Patient Identifiable Information
testimony under oath
in order to maintain patient confidentiality - fax machines must be kept in areas not accessible to patients.
Rule
48. Key entities
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.
false and malicious writing about another
treatment - payment - & healthcare operations
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
49. Any set of codes use to encode health care data elements.
it must have an accompanying disclaimer stating the fax information cannot be shared with any other party w/o patient's written consent
Code sets
Firewalls
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
50. Conforming to proper professional behavior
Regulations
Ethical
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
Treatment - payment and health care operations (TPO)