H.I.P.A.A. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
HIPAA - Answer-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIPPA is a ______ law passed in _______. - Answer-federal law;
passed in 1996
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - Answer-defines a patient's medical
information and their privacy rights and what is required to protect the security and
privacy of personally identifiable information.
P.H.I. - Answer-protected health information
Protected Health Information - Answer-individually identifiable information created or
received by a healthcare professional; written, photogenic, electronic or digital
sources of PHI - Answer-PCRs, dispatch/call intake records
billing information
incident reports
verbal communication between healthcare providers
HIPPA is a ______ _______ protected entity, it is a ________ offence if violated -
Answer-civil rights;
federal
minimum amount necessary - Answer-enough information to get the job done effectively
HIPAA/PHI golden rule - Answer-what you see here, what you hear here, when you
leave here - stays here
permitted used of PHI - Answer-treatment, payment, healthcare operations
permitted use:
treatment - Answer-May freely share with anyone who is treating the patient.
Continuity of care.
"m.a.n." does NOT apply to treatment related disclosures
permitted use;
payment - Answer-ambulance service may use PHI to file claims with payers and send
bills to patients
permitted use;
healthcare operations - Answer-includes QA and CQI, training and certain management
functions;
MAN does apply to healthcare operations
HIPAA - Answer-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIPPA is a ______ law passed in _______. - Answer-federal law;
passed in 1996
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - Answer-defines a patient's medical
information and their privacy rights and what is required to protect the security and
privacy of personally identifiable information.
P.H.I. - Answer-protected health information
Protected Health Information - Answer-individually identifiable information created or
received by a healthcare professional; written, photogenic, electronic or digital
sources of PHI - Answer-PCRs, dispatch/call intake records
billing information
incident reports
verbal communication between healthcare providers
HIPPA is a ______ _______ protected entity, it is a ________ offence if violated -
Answer-civil rights;
federal
minimum amount necessary - Answer-enough information to get the job done effectively
HIPAA/PHI golden rule - Answer-what you see here, what you hear here, when you
leave here - stays here
permitted used of PHI - Answer-treatment, payment, healthcare operations
permitted use:
treatment - Answer-May freely share with anyone who is treating the patient.
Continuity of care.
"m.a.n." does NOT apply to treatment related disclosures
permitted use;
payment - Answer-ambulance service may use PHI to file claims with payers and send
bills to patients
permitted use;
healthcare operations - Answer-includes QA and CQI, training and certain management
functions;
MAN does apply to healthcare operations
