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A person or entity who provides certain functions, activities, or services involving the use or disclosure of protected health information, other than a member of our workforce.
What is a “Business Associate?”
This act was originally created to protect employees from losing their health insurance if they changed jobs or have pre-existing conditions, commonly known as HIPAA.
What is The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?
Can companies share a patients PHI with their insurance company?
Yes. This is considered part of treatment, payment or health care operation and does not require the patient's authorization. Only the minimum information is shared
This specific set of rules establishes that personal health information must be kept confidential.
What do Privacy Regulations seek to do?
Practicing habits such as locked unattended computers, constant updates on password protected devices, and use of firewall software.
What are good cybersecurity habits when dealing with PHI?
Two components that were later added to the HIPPA regulation in the 2000s.
What is the Privacy Rule and Security Standard?
Employees are required to protect this kind of information. It is commonly referenced as PHI.
What is Protected Health Information?
Can we leave messages for a client about an upcoming appointment?
Yes, as long as no specific health information is included in the message.
Obtained before releasing PHI for purposes other than treatment, payment and operations.
What is written patient authorization?
Physical, mental, and behavioral problems protected under HIPAA.
What are “health” issues?
Disclosures required by law, public health, victims of violent crimes, judicial or administrative proceedings, law enforcement, and research are..
What are circumstances that PTI can be disclosed without client authorization?
This rule requires HIPAA covered entities and business associates to provide notification following a breach of personal health information.
What is the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule?
Can we discuss a client's PHI with other providers involved in their care of who we are referring them to?
Yes, this is part of their treatment- not authorization required.
HIPAA is enforced by this division of health and human services.
What is the Office of Civil Rights?
Information such as a person’s health, healthcare, mental/ behavioral issues, information that identifies a person (ID’s, social securities, DOB) and service covered by insurance companies.
What is protected information, covered under HIPAA?
Training and performance evaluation are required to avoid employee conduct that results in penalties enforced by the health and human services agency.
What are HIPAA violations?
This rule protects information that cannot be shared if you do not need the information to do your job.
What is the “minimum necessary” rule?
This document must be issued to everyone, only once, with record of the offer even if refused to satisfy HIPAA laws.
What is "Notice of our Privacy Practices?"
Disclosures required by law, public health, victims of violent crimes, judicial or administrative proceedings, law enforcement, and research.
What are circumstances that PTI can be disclosed without client authorization?
This individual is designated by the agency to investigate and handle breaches and possible breaches.
What is HIPAA Security and HIPAA Privacy Officer?
This Rule sets national standards for protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information.
What is the Security Rule?
Why is implementation and training on HIPAA so important?
In order to mitigate enforcement penalties and ensure employees understand their responsibilities with handling PHI.
These employees sanctions should be put in place in case of employees that violate HIPAA laws.
What is a warning, write up, termination and notification of state/federal authorities?
This rule requires HIPAA covered entities and business associates to provide notification following a breach of unsecured PHI.
What is the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule?