HIPAA
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act |
| 3 categories that are the HIPAA privacy requirements | Privacy standards, Patient's Rights, Administrative Requirements |
| What are the privacy standards | Notice of Privacy Practices should be given to patient at 1st visit, Acknowledgment of receipt of notice of privacy practices should be signed by patient |
| Patients Rights | The right to access and copy PHI, to amend the PHI, to an accounting of non-routine disclosures, confidential communication, and to complain to the practice or USDHHS |
| Administrative Requirements | Develop policies, procedures and documentation practices, Designate a privacy officer, adequate training to employees, provide notice of privacy practices to patients, establish complaint systems, comply with a BA, Mitigate the consequences if there is a breach in confidentiality |
| What are the 3 major purposes | to protect and enhance the rights of consumers by providing them access to their health information, to improve the quality of the healthcare in the US by restoring trust in the healthcare system, to improve the efficiency and effectiveness the healthcare delivery by creating a national framework |
| HI means | Health Information |
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