Accountability

as AMA has the sole copyright to the codes, so you have to “pay a license fee if you want to compare the Relative Value Unit (RVU) values to the CPT codes”. Everyone must have access to HCPCS codes as of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. CPT has three categories: 1. Standard CPT Codes, 2. CPT Codes specific for performance measurement, 3. CPT Codes that are specific for emerging technology and experimental. Example of CPT codes: 1. Osteoplasty: facial…

personal information. As a healthcare administrator it is important to use individuals personal information for the sole purpose of healthcare services. Another law designed to protect the privacy of patients is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. HIPAA was designed to protect the privacy, confidentiality, and security of patient information (Pozgar 2016, p. 245). HIPAA protects the privacy of information through all mediums being electronic, paper, or…

Privacy and information security is an important measure to protect vital information from wrong hands. Information and privacy has become a big concern for the government and private organizations which try to ensure that the citizen information or government confidential information are as secure as they can be. But how it is the information and privacy controlled? How do the government and private organization ensure that they are sharing the right information and no more than the supposed to…

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…

HIPPA Regulations The agency of the case manager, is required to follow the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) by law. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services enacted HIPPA regulations in 1996. According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (2016), HIPPA provides rules and regulation on the disclosure, privacy, and security of individually identifiable health information and individual health records. Individually identifiable health information…

The wording of contracts is very important because loopholes and misunderstandings can easily take place if terms are not clearly set. The article, In Contracts with Device Vendors, Mayo Clinic Emphasizes Security, is specifically about how contracts in healthcare between hospitals and vendors are very important for security. There needs to be a specific language used to protect the cyber security of a hospital from outside vendor’s technology. This article focuses on the Mayo Clinic in…

1. I believe his competitiveness, his ability to converse easily with people, and knowing how to market his products to people were the important keys to Walton’s success. My definition of ‘rich’ is similar to Walton’s; I value the essentials in life like food, a roof over my head, and a decent education. If I can provide those to my children, then I will have succeeded in life; my life does not, and will never, revolve around money. That value is not something that I feel the greater portion of…

This includes shredding all paperwork that contains unnecessary confidential health information, checking the fax number before sending confidential information by fax, using closed door and privacy curtains when discussing health information with a client, and keeping medical records attended to at all times. Confidential health information that you see or hear yourself must be kept to yourself and look only at that medical information you need to do your particular job. If employees come to…

privacy. HIPPA Laws apply to any entity that uses and/or has access to patient health information. Failure to comply with HIPAA can result in civil and criminal penalties (42 USC § 1320d-5). In 1996, HIPAA or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted into law (Erickson, Millar, 2005). This law has had a significant impact on the healthcare industry including the need for numerous changes in the…

The job of a human services worker is centered on providing a service to an individual that assists them in meeting needs they have to function successfully. The counseling and therapy relationship between the client and the therapist must have clearly defined rights and responsibilities. All client’s involved in therapy, have certain rights that are important for them to be fully aware of. Additionally, the clients must also be aware of specific limitations to their rights. The practioner also…