Medical Law and Ethics Third Edition (Chapter Ten)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) | regulates the privacy of patients' health information |
| Privacy Rule | a requirement that all covered entities under HIPAA must be in compliance with the privacy, security, and electronic-data provisions by April 14, 2003 |
| Protected Health Information (PHI) | any individually identifiable information that relates to the physical or mental condition of the provision of healthcare to an individual |
| Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) | a written statement that details the provider's privacy practices |
| Covered Entities | healthcare organizations covered under HIPAA regulations such as public health authorities, healthcare clearinghouses, and self-insured employers, life insurers, information systems vendors, and universities |
| Clearinghouse | a private or public healthcare entity that facilitates the processing of nonstandard electronic transactions into HIPAA transactions (e.g., a billing service) |
| Healthcare Plan | an individual or group plan that provides or pays for medical care |
| Treatment, Payment, and Healthcare Operations (TPO) | functions that a healthcare provider can perform |
| Covered Transactions | certain electronic transactions of healthcare information that are mandated under HIPAA |
| State's Preemption | when the state privacy laws are stricter than the privacy standards established by HIPAA |
| Employer Identifier Standard | a standard number based on an employer's tax ID number or EIN that is used for all electronic transmissions |
| Employer Identification Number (EIN) | a number assigned to an employer for purposes of identification |
| Minimum Necessary Standard | means that the provider must make a reasonable effort to limit the disclosure of patient information to only the minimum amount that is necessary to accomplish the purpose of the request |
| Sanctions | penalties or fines |
| Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (HIPDB) | a national data bank that collects and reports disclosures of actions taken against healthcare practitioners, providers, and vendors for noncompliance and fraudulent activities |
| HIPAA-Defined Permissions | permission to use information based on the reason for knowing, or use of, the information |
| Office of Civil Rights (OCR) | the federal office that investigates violations of HIPAA |
| Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) | a wireless system that is used by physicians and nurses to access patient information |
| Medical Informatics | the application of communication and information to medical practice, research, and education |
| Telemedicine | the use of communications and information technologies to provide healthcare services to people at a distance |
| Deidentifying | removing descriptive info about patient: name, address (zip code), SS#, telephone and fax #, all dates including birth (except year), admission, discharge, and death, birth cert, photos, fingerprints, emails and website, medical record #, healthcare insur and beneficiary #, license #, motor vehicle reg #, facial photo |
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