Chapter 5: Patient Care and Techniques

Question 1

What is Patient-Focused Care?

Answer 1

A national movement to ensure that each patient receives the best possible medical care.

Question 2

What does HIPAA stand for and when was it enacted

Answer 2

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Question 3

What was HIPAA created for?

Answer 3

To create national standards to protect the health insurance coverage. It was created to protect individual’s medical records and other personal health information.

Question 4

When did the HIPAA Privacy Rule become effective?

Answer 4

April 14, 2003

Question 5

What is PHI?

Answer 5

Protected Health Information. This includes name, birthdate, address, SSN, email, medical records etc.

Question 6

What is the repercussion for violations of HIPAA by an individual or organization?

Answer 6

Fines and possible conviction and jail time.

Question 7

The HIPAA Privacy Rules were created to..?

Answer 7

Establish protections of health information privacy, hold violators accountable, and set boundaries for the use and release of health records.

Question 8

5 ways that Sonographers comply with HIPAA

Answer 8

1. not have patient information displayed on monitor
2. dispose of worksheets when finished
3. set screen savers to appear or log out every time
4. do not have conversations where people can overhear them
5. Remove patient information from publications, presentations, etc.

Question 9

What is a Medical Records Log?

Answer 9

every time someone logs into a patient’s medical record, a log is recorded.