Kinn's Chapter 4 Healthcare Laws Exam Study Guide.
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Privacy - answerterm means to be free from unwanted intrusion
Invasion of privacy - answerdisclosing private facts without consent of the individual.
Confidentiality - answera legally protected right of patients.
HHS Office for Civil Rights - ...
Kinn's Chapter 4 Healthcare Laws Exam
Study Guide.
Privacy - answer✔✔term means to be free from unwanted intrusion
Invasion of privacy - answer✔✔disclosing private facts without consent of the individual.
Confidentiality - answer✔✔a legally protected right of patients.
HHS Office for Civil Rights - answer✔✔agency enforces HIPAA
HIPAA Standard 1 - answer✔✔related to transaction and code sets
HIPAA Standard 2 - answer✔✔related to the Privacy Rule
HIPAA Standard 3 - answer✔✔related to the Security Rule
HIPAA Standard 4 - answer✔✔related to unique identifiers for the providers, health plan, and
the employer
The Security Rule relates to - answer✔✔protecting the patient information that is electronically
stored and transmitted.
NPI - answer✔✔the unique identifier given to all healthcare providers.
Privacy Rule - answer✔✔-Created national standards that protect patient information
-Limits situations where patient information can be used or disclosed.
-Allows patients to examine their health information.
-Allows patients to obtain a copy of their health records.
Covered entities - answer✔✔-HIPAA term that refers to healthcare providers
-Insurance plans
-Claims clearinghouse that transmit protected health information electronically
Business associate - answer✔✔HIPAA term that relates to an agency or person that provides a
service to a healthcare agency.
Permission - answer✔✔HIPAA term means a reason for releasing or disclosing patient
information.
Doctrine of professional discretion - answer✔✔A provider treats a patient for an emotional
condition. The patient requests her records and the provider refuses to release the records
Psychotherapy notes include - answer✔✔Provider's analysis
Patient records are held at a higher level of confidentiality - answer✔✔-HIV records
-Drug and alcohol substance abuse
-Psychotherapy notes
Reportable cases per state statutes - answer✔✔-Sexually transmitted infections
-Injuries related to violence, Abuse, neglect, and exploitation
-Specific diseases (Urgent: hepatitis A, pertussis- whooping cough, measles, plague, and
tuberculosis.
Less urgent: hepatitis B,C,D & E, legionellosis, Lyme disease, mumps, bacterial meningitis,
malaria, varicella-chickenpox, and toxic shock syndrome)
ADA Amendments Act of 2008 - answer✔✔Expanded the meaning and interpretation of the
definition of disability and People with cancer, diabetes, learning disabilities, and epilepsy are
covered under this law.
Compliance reporting for unsafe activities - answer✔✔-OSHA gives employees the right to file
a complaint
-Employees can request an OSHA inspection
-OSHA will keep the reporter's information confidential.
Incident reports - answer✔✔The purpose is to gather information about the situation in case of a
future lawsuit and should be completed for medication errors and medical device malfunction
Patient Self-Determination Act - answer✔✔act requires most healthcare institutions to inform
patients of their rights to make decisions and the facility's policies respecting advance directives.
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