HIPAA Quiz Latest Update Graded A+

HIPAA Quiz Latest Update Graded A+ What does HIPAA stand for? Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (1996). What does PHI stand for? Protected Health Information What is HIPAA? The HIPAA Privacy Rule, which protects the privacy of individually identifiable health information; the HIPAA Security Rule, which sets national standards for the security of electronic protected health information; the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule, which requires covered entities and business associates to provide notification following a breach of unsecured protected health information; and the confidentiality provisions of the Patient Safety Rule, which protect identifiable information being used to analyze patient safety events and improve patient safety. What are the components of HIPAA? Privacy, Security, Data Standardization, Portability What is privacy? The right of an individual to keep his/her individual health information from being disclosed. civil If you violate HIPAA rules, there can be ______ penalties ($ fines per person per violation, being personally liable, etc.) criminal If you violate HIPAA rules purposefully or negligently, there can be ______ penalties (jail-time, fines, etc.) Portability _________ protects and guarantees health insurance coverage when an employee changes their job. Accountability _________ protects health data integrity, confidentiality, and availability. Data Standardization _______________ establishes expectations for Electronic Data Transmission Portability (enrollment, eligibility, claims, payment, etc.) Use ______: with respect to individually identifiable health information: the sharing, employment, application, utilization, examination, or analysis of such information an entity. Disclose _________: release of information by an entity to persons or organizations outside of that entity. Authorization _________: obtaining consent from a patient for the use and disclosure of health information for a purpose that is NOT treatment, payment or healthcare operations (ex: PHI). Protected Health Information (PHI) _____________: All individually identifiable health information and other information on treatment or care that is transmitted or maintained in any form or medium (electronic, paper, oral, etc.) Minimum Necessary _____________: When using any PHI, an entity must make reasonable efforts to limit itself to the minimum necessary to accomplish the intended purpose of the use, disclosure, or request. Establish, appoint HIPAA requires facilities to _______ or _______ policies and procedures to safeguard PHI, privacy officers, security officers, and disciplinary actions policy. Medical records, billing records, insurance/benefit enrollment and payment forms. Where do we find PHI?