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1
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PURPOSE

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Protect privacy of patients health info, imposes restrictions on use of info, gives pt access and control over medical records

2
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Who is covered by hippaa

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Covered entity: health care plans, providers, clearing houses. Billing services and businesses are indirectly

3
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What is covered by hippaa

A

Protected health info. Oral, paper, electronic, or recorded. Also demographic info

4
Q

Permitted hippaa uses

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Tx, payment, healthcare operations. Authorization of pt or disclosure. Incidental uses. Transfer of records upon sale or merger of covered entity

5
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Hippaa required disclosure

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Authorized by individual, dept of HHS for investigations

6
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What is on authorization forms

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Describe of PHI to be disclosed. Who and for what purpose. If it will result in financial gain by covered entity. Pt right to revoke it. Date. Pt signature

7
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Written authorization not req when

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Facility pt directory, inform agencies during disasters, public health r/t disease control/prevention, report abuse, health oversight, coroners/funeral directors, organ donations, avert serious threat to safety/health, research as ltd data set

8
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Privacy notice does what

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1st date of service or after an emergency, gives in print at site of service, notice of PHI policy changes

9
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Pt rights

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Privacy notice at first service, have phi communic by alternate means and locations to protect confid, inspect/amend phi or get copies, req hx of non routine disclosures for 6 years prior to request, contact people regarding privacy concerns to favcility and HHS

10
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Rights of minors: when parents dont have control over PHI

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States can override it, HIV testing, abuse, parents agreed to give control to minor

11
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Admin compliance does what

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Allow patients to see and copy their PHI, Develop a notice of privacy practices document, Develop policies and safeguards for PHI to limit
incidental exposures, Institute a complaints process, File and resolve formal complaints, Contracts with business partners comply with the
privacy rule, Requires a full or part time designated official
responsible for implementing the programs, Contact person or office responsible for receiving
complaints.

12
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Violations

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Civil penalty or criminal if someone sold info