HIPAA Privacy Rule Latest Update Graded A+

HIPAA Privacy Rule Latest Update Graded A+ Covered Entity health plans, healthcare clearinghouse and healthcare providers who electronically transmit information under standards of operation established by HHS HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act created to improve continuity of health insurance coverage and the administration of health care services HIPAA's Privacy Rule Protects patients information so it is available to those who need to see it, while protecting that information from those who should not Covered entities Organizations that access the personal health information of patients. They include health care providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses. Health care provider Any professional who provides health care services Workforce As defined in the HIPAA law, includes everyone involved with a covered entity whether or not they are full time and whether or not they get paid. an employee within a Covered Entitity any member of a service contracted with a facility that does not make use of PHI, ex. laundry, cleaning services, etc. Individually identifiable health information (IIHI) Health care data that can be connected to a specific person Protected health information (PHI) Any identifiable patient health information regardless of the form in which it is stored Use As defined by HIPAA, the sharing of information between people working in the same health care facility for the purpose of caring for a patient means, with respect to individually identifiable health information, the sharing, employment, application, utilization, examination, or analysis of such information within an entity that maintains such information Disclosure As defined by HIPAA, the sharing of information between health care professionals working in separate entities, or facilities, in the course of caring for a patient Incidental use and disclosure The accidental release of PHI during the course of proper patient care Minimum necessary Reveal only the smallest amount of information required to accomplish the task and no more when using any PHI, a covered entity must generally make reasonable efforts to limit itself to the minimum necessary to accomplish the intended purpose of the use, disclosure, or request portability protects and guarantees health insurance coverage when an employee changes jobs accountability protects health data integrity, confidentiality, and availability privacy