MHA Module 3 Quiz – Questions With Fully Solved
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Terms in this set (45)
accountability the processes, norms, and structures that hold the
population and public officials legally responsible for
their actions and that impose sanctions if they violate
the law
Compliance doing what you are required or expected to do. A
company meeting its legal obligations, often to
protect the health, safety and welfare of others
Covered entity Organizations that access the personal health
information of patientsInclude: any healthcare
provider; any health insurance company; any health-
related company that gives or receives patient
informationif NOT a covered enity, then HIPAA does
not apply
De-identify removes all direct idntifiers from patient data and
allows organizations to share it without the potential
of violating HIPAA. Includes name, address, medical
record info, and anything that can identify the patient
as to who they are
liable responsible by law; legally answerable; likely to do
or be something
limited data set protected health information that excludes the
following direct identifiers of the individual or of
relatives, employers, or household members of the
individua linformation from which "facial" identifiers
have been removed
, portability once a person obtains creditable health plan
coverage, he or she can use evidence of that
coverage to reduce or eliminate any preexisting
medical condition exclusion period that might be
otherwise imposed when moving to another health
plan
privacy the practice of maintaining the security and
confidentiality of patient recordsinvolved both
conversational discretion of health providers and the
security of medical records
slander false, defamatory statement that maligns or harms
the reputation of an individual or organization
chattels personal property
damages the harm or loss that results form injury to a property,
individual, or reputationTypes: physical,
mental/emtional, financialCategories: compensatory,
consequential, punitive
malfeasance wrongdoing, especially by a public official
misfeasance the wrongful exercise of lawful authoritythe
incorrect, improper or wrongful performance of a
lawful act
mitigate to lessen the gravity of an offense or
mistakemitigation of damages: a contract law
concept that arises if a contract is breacheda
complex, multi-pronged approach to preparing for
sentencing for a defendant's crime with the goal of
reducing or lessening the effects of aggravating
factors
negligence a deviation from the standard of care that a
reasonable person would use in a particular set of
circumstances
Solutions
Save Groups
Terms in this set (45)
accountability the processes, norms, and structures that hold the
population and public officials legally responsible for
their actions and that impose sanctions if they violate
the law
Compliance doing what you are required or expected to do. A
company meeting its legal obligations, often to
protect the health, safety and welfare of others
Covered entity Organizations that access the personal health
information of patientsInclude: any healthcare
provider; any health insurance company; any health-
related company that gives or receives patient
informationif NOT a covered enity, then HIPAA does
not apply
De-identify removes all direct idntifiers from patient data and
allows organizations to share it without the potential
of violating HIPAA. Includes name, address, medical
record info, and anything that can identify the patient
as to who they are
liable responsible by law; legally answerable; likely to do
or be something
limited data set protected health information that excludes the
following direct identifiers of the individual or of
relatives, employers, or household members of the
individua linformation from which "facial" identifiers
have been removed
, portability once a person obtains creditable health plan
coverage, he or she can use evidence of that
coverage to reduce or eliminate any preexisting
medical condition exclusion period that might be
otherwise imposed when moving to another health
plan
privacy the practice of maintaining the security and
confidentiality of patient recordsinvolved both
conversational discretion of health providers and the
security of medical records
slander false, defamatory statement that maligns or harms
the reputation of an individual or organization
chattels personal property
damages the harm or loss that results form injury to a property,
individual, or reputationTypes: physical,
mental/emtional, financialCategories: compensatory,
consequential, punitive
malfeasance wrongdoing, especially by a public official
misfeasance the wrongful exercise of lawful authoritythe
incorrect, improper or wrongful performance of a
lawful act
mitigate to lessen the gravity of an offense or
mistakemitigation of damages: a contract law
concept that arises if a contract is breacheda
complex, multi-pronged approach to preparing for
sentencing for a defendant's crime with the goal of
reducing or lessening the effects of aggravating
factors
negligence a deviation from the standard of care that a
reasonable person would use in a particular set of
circumstances
