Vocabulary
Acronyms
Protected Information
Thinking Questions
Medical Abbreviations
100
Written permission to disclose protected helath information when a consent form does not apply or another exception is evident
What is Authorization
100
PHI
What is Protected Health Information
100
To protect individuals identifiable health information
What is Purpose of the HIPPA regulation
100
Administrative -- verifying patient's identity on phone Techinical -- requireing a unique username/password for staff member in order to access patient computer records Physical -- storing patient files away from patient-accessible areas
What is "Ways to safeguard patient information"
100
PE
What is Physical Exam
200
Process of releasing, transferring, providing access to, or divulging information in any manner to a second party
What is Disclosure
200
TPO
What is Treatment, Payment, Operations
200
Assures that continuous insurance coverage for workers and insured dependents will be provided if some form of job change occurs
What is Title I -- Insurance Reform (HIPPA regulation)
200
Training all personnel regarding the release and use of PHI; ensuring that privacy and security rules are available in a policy manual; providing patients and personnel with a process to register a compliant; providing disciplinary guidelines for compliance failure
What is "Duties of HIPAA Compliance Officer"
200
BP
What is Blood Pressure
300
Information from a patient's record that contains details that could be used to identify the patient
What is Protected Health Information (PHI)
300
NPP
What is Notice of Privacy Practices
300
To simplify or reduce administrative costs, ensure privacy, and ensure a patient's right to his/her own health information
What is "The pupose of Title II -- Administrative Simplificatin (HIPPA regulation)
300
A document to be signed by the patient usually given to a patient the first time he/she receives instruction on how his protected health information will be used for treatment, payment, and operation. This docuement will be placed in the patient's chart.
What is "Acknowledgement of Notice of Privacy Practices"
300
CBC
What is Complete Blood Count
400
Any exchange of information between parties that contains PHI
What is Transaction
400
HIPAA
What is The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
400
Psychotherapy notes, information to be used in legal proceedings, infromation exempted from disclosure under the Clinical Laboratory Imporvements Admendents, information that would reveal the identity of and thereby endanger a person other than a health care provider
What is Information a patient does not have the right to access
400
A document that must be in place beofre a medical office can release patient information to an outside source such as a billing department
What is Business Associate Contract
400
p.r.n.
What is As needed
500
A document that explains how the patient's medical information will be used to perform duties related to treatment, payment, or operations before releasing any information
What is Notice of Privacy Practices
500
IIHI
What is Individually Identifiable Health Information
500
Access to information; Amendement of PHI if patient feels incorrect information; Restriction of Information; Alternative Communications Request; Accounting of Disclosures made to outside agencies
What is "Information or data that a patient has the right to access and or request to be amended." (This a right to access is granted in order to prevent unauthorized use of patient's information)
500
Fines ranging from $100 per person to $250,000 and up to 10 years in prison
What is Penalties for HIPPA Noncompliance
500
IMP
What is Impression
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