Definitions
PO
Privacy Officer
Resident Photo
Shred
Discussing a residents care in front in the hallway is okay?
No
EHR
Electronic Health Record
Lab Results
Shred
Who (outside of staff) gets access to residents medical information?
Only those the residents designates
PHI
Protected Health Information
Vitals
Trash- Unless it has PHI
Family wants printed medical records....what next?
Refer to Medical Records for signed release
TPO
Treatment, Payment, Operations
Daily assignment sheet
Trash- unless it has resident names on it
(True/False) All MD's have access to all residents charts/ medical information
No- They only have access to their patients information
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Meal Ticket
Shred
Resident Name, DOB, Diagnosis