HIPPA facts
The P in HIPAA stands for
Portability
The location you can find HIPPA policies
The intranet/ policy manager
Information that can be used to identify the patient
PHI
You throw away a note you took that had a patients name and date of birth written on it- this is an example of
improper disposal
The year HIPPA was enacted
1996
The location sensitive information should go once done being used
The shredder
forms PHI can come in
paper based
electronic
verbal communication
Betty wants to know if her sisters labs have come back yet so she checks her file. This is
Unauthorized Access
The office that enforces HIPPA
Office of Civil Rights (ORC)
The location you will complete the HIPPA trainings
HealthStream
4 types of PHI
Names, addresses
Dates- DOB, DOD, Date of tx
Telephone and fax numbers
Emails
SSNs
MRNs
Insurance info
Account and certificate numbers
Vehicle info and serial number
Device identifiers and serial numbers
Website links and URLs
IP addresses
Biometric ids- fingerprints
Full face photos
You give the wrong Mary Smith a copy of her visit notes. This is an example of
Unauthorized Disclosure