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-key component of the patietn- provider relationship
-most private info that exists about a person
-defines responsibilty of HIM professionals
Privacy, confidentiality and security
Right of individuals to be let alone and to be protected against physical or psychological
invasion or the misuse of their property.
Privacy
___________________ stems from a relationship
Confidentiality
Confidential information obtained by an individual in the course of professional
relationship as ________________ and it will be protected by law from being revealed
Privileged
Ones legal right to be selective about what is revealed about oneself to others
Privacy
Results from sharing private thoughts with someone else in confidence
Confidentiality
,-provide an individual with greater rights with respect to his or her health information
-provide greater privacy protections for ones health information, which serves to limit
access by others
Purpose and goals of the HIPAA privacy rule
___________ is expensive and covers a broad array of issues
HIPAA
The health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA) of 1996 was enacted by
congress and became ________________ statutory law
Federal
The American recovery and reinvestment act, passed by ________________, contained
changes to the hipaa privacy rule as delineated in the HITECH act
Congress
The healthcare industry has _____________ dramatically over the years
Many payers developed their own _______________ for claims and transactions
-changed
-standards
Added administrative costs for providers
Many claims forms and procedures to deal with
Complicated computer programs
Results of change and payers developing their own standards for claims
,HIPAA was passed by congress to
-provider consumers with greater access to health insurance
-protect the privacy of health data
-promote standardization and efficiency int he healthcare industry
Privacy is only _______ portion of the entire law
One
HIPAA consists of ______ broad sections (referred to as titles)
Five
Protects individuals and their dependents from losing health insurance when leaving or
changing jobs by providing insurance continuity (portability). It also prohibits
discrimination against a person based on the health status of that person or his dependents
as it relates in health insurance plans and the amount of premiums charged.
Title I
Contain tax-related provisions relevant to the IRS and requirements for group health plans
Titles III, IV, and V
The most relevant to managing health information
Title II
Original intent of HIPAA
Refers to hipaas attempt to streamline and standardize the healthcare industry's non-
uniform inefficient business practices(like billing)
, Created standards for the electronic transmission of data
Privacy and security rules were created thereafter
Administration simplification
Changes to the privacy rule are located in the health information technology for economic
and clinical health (HITECH) act.
American recovery and reinvestment act (ARRA)
Health information is protected by ________________ law
-the constitution
-freedom of information act
-privacy act
-federal drug and alcohol laws
-Medicare conditions of participation
-ARRA
Federal
The __________________ provides Americans with a right to privacy but provides little
protection for health information
Avoiding disclosure of confidential health information has its roots in the
__________________, but an absolute privacy interest in confidential health information
does not exist
Constitution, constitution
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-key component of the patietn- provider relationship
-most private info that exists about a person
-defines responsibilty of HIM professionals
Privacy, confidentiality and security
Right of individuals to be let alone and to be protected against physical or psychological
invasion or the misuse of their property.
Privacy
___________________ stems from a relationship
Confidentiality
Confidential information obtained by an individual in the course of professional
relationship as ________________ and it will be protected by law from being revealed
Privileged
Ones legal right to be selective about what is revealed about oneself to others
Privacy
Results from sharing private thoughts with someone else in confidence
Confidentiality
,-provide an individual with greater rights with respect to his or her health information
-provide greater privacy protections for ones health information, which serves to limit
access by others
Purpose and goals of the HIPAA privacy rule
___________ is expensive and covers a broad array of issues
HIPAA
The health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA) of 1996 was enacted by
congress and became ________________ statutory law
Federal
The American recovery and reinvestment act, passed by ________________, contained
changes to the hipaa privacy rule as delineated in the HITECH act
Congress
The healthcare industry has _____________ dramatically over the years
Many payers developed their own _______________ for claims and transactions
-changed
-standards
Added administrative costs for providers
Many claims forms and procedures to deal with
Complicated computer programs
Results of change and payers developing their own standards for claims
,HIPAA was passed by congress to
-provider consumers with greater access to health insurance
-protect the privacy of health data
-promote standardization and efficiency int he healthcare industry
Privacy is only _______ portion of the entire law
One
HIPAA consists of ______ broad sections (referred to as titles)
Five
Protects individuals and their dependents from losing health insurance when leaving or
changing jobs by providing insurance continuity (portability). It also prohibits
discrimination against a person based on the health status of that person or his dependents
as it relates in health insurance plans and the amount of premiums charged.
Title I
Contain tax-related provisions relevant to the IRS and requirements for group health plans
Titles III, IV, and V
The most relevant to managing health information
Title II
Original intent of HIPAA
Refers to hipaas attempt to streamline and standardize the healthcare industry's non-
uniform inefficient business practices(like billing)
, Created standards for the electronic transmission of data
Privacy and security rules were created thereafter
Administration simplification
Changes to the privacy rule are located in the health information technology for economic
and clinical health (HITECH) act.
American recovery and reinvestment act (ARRA)
Health information is protected by ________________ law
-the constitution
-freedom of information act
-privacy act
-federal drug and alcohol laws
-Medicare conditions of participation
-ARRA
Federal
The __________________ provides Americans with a right to privacy but provides little
protection for health information
Avoiding disclosure of confidential health information has its roots in the
__________________, but an absolute privacy interest in confidential health information
does not exist
Constitution, constitution
