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Releasing Information
Can We?
PHI
Whose That?
100

All clients have to given this upon their first visit to the health department.

What is Notice of our Privacy Practices

100
Obtained before releasing Protected Health Information for purposes other than treatment, payment, and operations.
What is a written patient authorization.
100
Sign in sheets can be used at the health department as long as it does not contain what?

What is reason for visit


100
What do the Privacy Regulations seek to do?
What is establish that personal health information must be kept confidential.
100
The region's HIPAA Privacy Officer?
Who is Melissa Davis
200
If a patient requests an accounting of who their PHI has been released to, what must they do?

What is request in writing and state time period requested


200
PHI
What is Protected Health Information
200
A message can be left for a client about an upcoming appointment as long is it doesn't contain this?
What is specific health information or reason for visit
200
Information about identifying a person or their health, health care, payment of health care is called what?

What is Protected Health Information PHI

200
Tim Gregory is what?
What is the Statewide HIPAA Officer
300
Give three examples of Personally Identifiable Information.

What is Name, Address, Zip, Sub-Division, Phone Number, Driver's License Number, Race, Religion, Marital Status, SSN, Income, etc.

300
What does HIPAA stand for?
What is The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
300
PHI can be released to a patient's spouse with this?
What is a signed consent from the patient.
300
Paper, electronic or oral are what? Policies and procedures for maintaining PHI pertains to which format(s)?

What are formats PHI can be maintained

300

What must be taken when faxing PHI?


What is standard precautions to ensure reasonable security of the transmitted data.
400
During what presidential administration was the HIPAA standards enacted?
What is the Clinton administration.
400
Name at least 1 circumstance under which protected health information may be disclosed without a client's consent or authorization.

1. What is Required by law

2. What is Permitted disclosures for public health activities (such as reporting diseases, collecting vital statistics, etc.)

3. What is Disclosure about victims of abuse, neglect or domestic violence

4. What is Health oversight activities

5. What is Judicial or administrative proceedings

6. What is Law enforcement purposes

7. What is Research purposes

8. What is To avert a serious threat to health or safety

400
PHI can be discussed with a patient on the phone when other clients are in the lobby providing?
What is use caution to minimize exposure to others, this is an example of an incidental disclosure that is unavoidable in day to day practice.
400
When we release PHI to another agency involved in the patient's treatment is a signed release from the patient required?
What is No, a release is not required for use of PHI to another agency involved in the treatment of the patient. 
400
What can be shared with an patient's insurance company? 

What is only information related to the medical treatment billed to that insurance company.


500
What country singer's medical records were sold to the National Enquirer and Star tabloids by a hospital employee for $2,610?
Who is Tammy Wynette
500
Information that cannot be shared if you do not need the information to do your job.

What is "Minimum necessary"

500
A child can be brought to a medical appointment by someone who is not their parent or legal guardian with this.
What is a written consent from the parent or legal guardian. 
500

The Right to Privacy Practices, right to authorize use or disclosure, right to restrict use or disclosure of PHI, right to an accounting of who their PHI has been released to and right to inspect, copy or request amendments to their PHI is called what?


1. What is individual rights under the Privacy Rule

500
When a  patient's PHI can be discussed with other providers if Can we discuss a client's PHI with other providers involved in their care or other provider to whom we are referring them?
What is if the provider is involved in their care.
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