Studied by 15 peopleWhat does HIPAA stand for
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
What is the purpose of HIPAA?
To bring a balance between the flow of information and protection of patient privacy rights.
Which President's administration signed this into law
The Clinton Administration
After you die, how long is your PHI protected for
50 years
What are the 5 rules of HIPAA
Privacy Rule
Security Rule
Transaction Rule
Identifiers Rule
Enforcement Rule
What does the Privacy Rule do?
protects the patient's PHI and medical records
What does the Security Rule do?
defines and regulates the standards and methods for the protection of electronic PHI
What does the Transaction Rule do?
regulates the transmissions of medical records and PHI via electronics, also specifies the formating
What does the Identifiers Rule do?
requires ALL healthcare workers to have a 10 digit identification code
What does the Enforcement Rule do?
makes guidelines for HIPAA compliant violations
What is PHI
Protected Health Information
Examples of where PHI can be found
medical documents & forms, records of communication, prescriptions, doctor/ clinic appointments, blood tests, MRI results, billing info etc
Patients Rights
Receive a copy of an agency’s privacy practices.
Know that an agency will use its PHI ONLY for treatment, payment, operations, and certain other permitted uses as required by law
Control the use and disclosure of their PHI.
Have access to a copy of their PHI
Request amendment or addendum to their PHI
Receive records of disclosures (times when PHI was given out)
File a privacy complaints to an agency officer
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