Alphabet Soup
This federal agency oversees the Older Americans Act.
What is the Administration for Community Living or ACL?
This President signed the National Family Caregiver Support Act into law.
Who is Bill Clinton?
The number you would refer someone to if they need information or referral assistance for programs that can assist older adults.
What is 1-800-96-ELDER or the Elder Helpline?
Something you do to prevent others from viewing sensitive client information.
What is: turn my computer screen away; close my door; put away documents when away from my office; place papers face down on my desk?
The year the AAA/Advantage Aging Solutions was incorporated.
What is 1978?
SMMCLTC, also referred to as a nursing home diversion program, was established to meet the needs of elderly residents in Florida in 2013.
What is Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Long -Term Care?
The longest employed staff member of the agency.
Who is George Scheiferstein?
The number you would offer to an individual who informs you they are contemplating committing suicide.
What is 2-1-1?
The AAA/Advantage Aging Solutions must provide these to all clients for whom we collect Personal Health Information (PHI).
What is:
•Give each client a Notice of Privacy Practices that describes:
How AAANF can use and share protected health information (PHI)
A client’s privacy rights
•Ask every client to sign an Acknowledgment that they received the Notice of Privacy Practices
a “good faith” effort must be made to obtain a signed Acknowledgment from I&R clients
It has been twenty-four years.
How long has Lisa been employed by the agency?
The initiative established by DOEA to engage communities across the state to be more dementia caring, promote better care for Floridians affected by dementia, and support research efforts to find a cure.
What is DCCI: Dementia Care and Cure Initiative?
The President of the United States who was in office when Medicare and the Older Americans Act were created in 1965.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
The number you call to report suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation of an older, vulnerable adult.
What is 1-800-96-ABUSE or 1-800-962-2873?
These are a few HIPAA practices of the AAA/Advantage Aging Solutions.
What is:
Secured recycle bins for client records/Shred-It picks up monthly
Computer set to secure screen after extended absence or use of user
Security code to enter building
Individual access and passwords for computers and databases
The largest advocacy group/membership organization for individuals and organizations working with elder programs in Florida.
What is the Florida Council on Aging or FCOA?
This is the acronym for the Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders, a program that helps Medicare beneficiaries.
What is SHINE?
Appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis in 2019, this person serves as Secretary of the Florida Department of Elder Affairs.
Who is Richard Prudom?
I heard two co-workers discussing an intense client situation in the hallway; neither one is directly involved with the case.
What is make the agency's Privacy Officer aware. Bonus: Who is the agency's Privacy Officer?
These are examples of Protected Health Information (PHI) under HIPAA.
What is:
•Name, address, birth date, phone and fax numbers, e-mail address
•Medical records, diagnosis, x-rays, photos, prescriptions, laboratory and any other test results
•Billing records, claim data, referral authorizations
•Research records
The number of paid holidays off that all staff get each year.
What is 9?
It was created primarily to modernize the flow of healthcare information, stipulate how Personally Identifiable Information maintained by the healthcare and healthcare insurance industries should be protected from fraud and theft, and address limitations on healthcare insurance coverage.
What is HIPAA?
The current Assistant Secretary for Aging at the Administration for Community Living.
Who is Lance Robertson?
This valuable online resource can help you and your family prepare for emergencies/disasters, and track activity and available resources during such times.
What is floridadisaster.org?
This person must follow the HIPAA Law.
Who is Me or Everyone?
Call in sick anyway!
What is I have the flu but I don't have any sick time left?