Define the following 25 legal terms: 1.HIPAA Privacy Rule _Federal regulations created to implement the privacy requirements within the administrative simplification subtitle of HIPPA of 1996 and safeguard identifiable health information. ________________________ 2.HIPAA Security Rule _Federal regulations created to implement the security requirements within the administrative simplification subtitle of the HIPPA 1996 ________________________ 3.Medical malpractice __A type of action in which the plaintiff must demonstrate that a physician-patient, nurse-patient, therapist-patient, or other healthcare provider-patient relationship existed at the time of the alleged wrongful act.…
HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules benefit and support the integrity of the healthcare industry, patient, and physician by setting a standard on how the healthcare industry protects patient information when the files are stored and transferred electronically. This is the Security Rule. This rule sets technical and non-technical safeguards called “covered entities”. ("Summary of the HIPAA Security Rule | HHS.gov," n.d.) when the office stays within the standards and complies with the regulations then the integrity of maintaining privacy stays intact.…
The HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets Rule oversee how health care providers handle business via the internet. It founds the business-to-business communications and dictates a standard that everyone must follow. This also creates the codes and/or terminology to be used. Standardized transactions were implemented with one end goal in mind and that was to save money. If a practice management application printed the usual claim form, which was the HCFA 1500 and it is now the CMS 1500, the providers office would mail it to the insurance company.…
To prevent a HIPAA violation when disposing of PHI, the healthcare facility must have a written policy documenting the proper procedure to follow when disposing PHI, and schedulers must be trained on HIPAA rules and regulations on an annual basis. Additionally, many offices keep separate containers for collecting and shredding PHI. In a recent settlement, Cornell Pharmacy in Denver, Colorado agreed to pay $125,000 to settle potential HIPAA violations after a local news reporter found patient information in an unsecured container (DHHS, 2015). According to the DHHS (2015), Cornell was cited for failing to safeguard PHI, failing to implement written policies and procedures, and failing to train the workforce on the Privacy Rule.…
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) passed in 1996 to help set a national standard to protect certain patient health information (Gartee, 2011). The major goal of HIPAA is to ensure a patient’s Health Information (PHI) is utilized by the correct individuals at the correct time to perform a certain job. In addition, HIPPA sets the standards by which PHI can be shared with covered entities and family; plus allowing the patient to receive notice on how their PHI will be utilized. In addition, HIPPA is a complete and comprehensive guide to protect the public’s health and well being while striking a balance that permits important uses of PHI to share information (“Summary” n.d.). The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability act includes three categories of security safeguards and how covered entities will communicate PHI.…
After doing some research on articles of HIPAA violations I found a few stories that caught my attention. The first story is about An Alabama woman that has been charged with violation of the HIPAA privacy rule for stealing paper surgery schedules about 4,500 patients from Trinity Medical Center in Birmingham. She was then using the names of these patients as well as their date of birth and social security numbers to commit identity theft. By Law this is HIPAA violation of privacy the lady should have not been going through any of the patient’s records without a valid reason. The second story I found very interesting was about a man named Huping Zhou 47 years old from Los Angeles.…
The way to communicate has come a long way in the past decade from pagers to smart phones, we become accustom to knowing information as soon as it become available. We depend on our phones for everyday activities such as making a phone call to searching the web. (Karasz et al., 2015) HIPAA Security Rule is writing with flexibility to account for changing technologies. While new technology become available more people are texting (Karasz et al., 2015) 73% of adults reported cell phone texting that’s an increase from 2009.…
Healthcare is an important organization that is a private sector which is an essential part to preventing one’s personal files from social access of being exposed. In the recent 2000’s, the HIPAA law has been developed and created in order to prevent legally any health organizations from leaking or giving out any information to persons or individuals without a patient’s consent. All healthcare organizations are legally obligated to have all patients to fill out a HIPAA form and store it in their charts. One can prove that their information was violated based on if their spouse or employer was given information regarding their records without consent. A formal consent or document should be filled out stated that their spouse or employer is not…
a. If I was the primary nurse for this patient I would inform him that with this specific situation, he might want to tell his wife. That way he would have the necessary support to get through the next steps of the treatment that he is going to have to endure. Also, I would stress to him this is something a person should not have to face by themselves especially if they have someone that is able to be a great help to them. But, ultimately if the patients does not want to tell his spouse it is his decision and I have to honor the fact he does not want to share this information based on HIPPA violations.…
Absolutely zero information may be disclosed unless the patient permits it. According to Beaman (2018), “This is not just a matter of ethics or professionalism; as already noted, it is the law” (p. 4). Therefore, It is required for us Medical Assistants to care for our patients by dedicating to protecting their private information that nobody else legally should be aware of. According to the HIPAA Journal (2018), “The Federal Communication Commission has issued a Declaratory Ruling and Order to clarify the rules regarding HIPAA and patient telephone calls” (p. 3).…
The HIPAA Act which stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and acted in 1996. HIPAA laws created a new national standard in protecting people’s health information. Whenever some body visits nowadays the hospital has a little page that you sign letting them know that you acknowledge that the physician office has notify you about their compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability laws. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability laws were put into place in protect people from things like identity thief, being denied health care, and or health insurance coverage.…
HIPAA is a very important act, these rules protect you, your physician, nurse, practice, family, bosses, etc. The privacy of your personal information is very important and anyone who reviles any of your information without your approval they will have committed a violation and there will be penalties for them to face. “Health information means any information, whether oral or recorded in any form or medium that is received by any healthcare provider, school, employer. Any past, present or future medical issues with a person.” (9)…
Confidentiality can be described as a set of guidelines and procedures that place boundaries and restrictions on certain types of information. In medicine, the ability to keep a patient's health data private is one of the core responsibilities of a physician. In A Defense of Unqualified Medical Confidentiality, Kenneth Kipnis describes his view of patient privacy as absolute and something that must be upheld without waiver. In his essay, he disagrees with the views of the justice system and its stance in which it suggests confidentiality may be breached in order to ensure the welfare of a third party. He believes that legal and personal standards are not acceptable motivation to break the bond between patient/doctor trust.…
Introduction The one of important principle in medical ethics that the information about patient is private and secrecy that relating to that information. Patient confidentiality is a primary part of health care that should be caravel about it . It requires for all health care providers to keep the personal health information about the patient’s private unless the consent release to the information is provided by the patient. The ethics issues surround in patient confidentiality is the one of the important topic that can affected the patient social life if one know the patient and the condition my he inform the rest of the society about patient condition that my make them Socially pariah .I chose this topic because it's the most sensitive…
What information may be released is the subject of federal law. The Minimum Necessary standard governs the release of patient-specific health information governs the release of patient-specific information (McWay, 2014). This principle requires the health care provider to make reasonable efforts to limit patient-specific health information disclosed to the least amount necessary to accomplish the intended purpose of the use, disclosure, or request (McWay, 2014). Treatment providers may use and disclose personal health information as necessary related to the patient’s treatment. Doctors, nurses and other professionals involved in the individual’s care will use information in the medical record and information that is provided about the course of treatment.…