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Which law was enacted to To improve portability and continuity of health insurance
coverage - Answer HIPAA
Which law was enacted to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and
healthcare delivery - Answer HIPAA
Which piece of legislation pertains to making available the records of the executive
branch of the federal government? - Answer Freedom of information act
Which law was enacted to
reduce costs and the administrative burdens of healthcare by improving efficiency and
effectiveness of the healthcare system by standardizing the interchange of electronic
data for specified administrative and financial transactions - Answer HIPAA
Which law was enacted To ensure protecting the privacy of Americans' personal health
records by protecting the security and confidentiality of healthcare information -
Answer HIPAA
The right of an individual to be left alone is the definition of ________ - Answer Privacy
HIPAA mandated the ________ and _________ standards - Answer Privacy and security
The decision as to whether an item is considered protected under the privacy rule
depends largely on the definition of: - Answer individually identifiable health
information (IIHI).
, The HIPAA Privacy Rule defines protected health information as - Answer "individually
identifiable information that is transmitted by electronic medium (paper or electronic),
or is transmitted or maintained in any other form or medium."
What is IIHI? - Answer Individually identifiable health information
What is the definition of IIHI? - Answer The rule defines IIHI as information that is a
subset of health information, including demographic information collected from an
individual and the following:
The individual's past, present, or future physical or mental health condition
The provision of healthcare to the individual
The past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to the individual
What does the Privacy rule cover? - Answer protected health information in any format,
while the HIPAA security rule covers electronic protected health information (both in
transit and at rest).
What is a covered entiity? - Answer as any health plan, healthcare clearinghouse, or
healthcare provider that transmits specific healthcare transactions in electronic form
(also called a "covered health care provider").
HITECH for the first time directly regulated business associates. Effective February 17,
2010, HITECH began to: - Answer -Require business associates to comply directly with
Rule provisions directing implementation of administrative, physical, and technical
safeguards for electronic PHR; and development and enforcement of related policies,
procedures, and documentation standards.
-Impose on business associates an obligation to directly comply with HIPAA's business
associate safeguards, including limiting use and disclosure of PHI as specified in