Data Privacy Flashcards
→ official health document of an individual shared among multiple facilities and agencies
→ demographic info, diagnosis, prescriptions, lab tests, contact info, visitation info, allergies, insurance info, family history, etc.
Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) or Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
→ hospital discharge data reported to a government agency
→ data that organizations collect about their operations such as status reports on their routine operations
Administrative Data
→ billed interactions between insured patients and healthcare systems (inpatient, outpatient, pharmacy, and enrollment)
→ collects information across a wide range of medical professionals
→ comes directly from the notes of physicians as info is recorded at the time of the appointment
→ allows researchers to analyze patients with rare conditions
Claims Data
→ tracks a narrow range of key data for chronic conditions
→ uses observational study methods to collect uniform data to evaluate specified outcomes for a population
→ observes the course of the disease and the variations of treatment
Patient/Disease Registries
→ conducted to provide prevalence rates of certain diseases
→ includes the measures of risk factors, health behaviors, and non-health determinants or correlations (e.g. socioeconomic status)
Health Surveys
→ registry and results database hosted by government agencies or the WHO
→ clinical research data made available only through national or discipline-specific organizations
→ studies new tests and treatments that evaluate their effects on human health outcomes
→ data collected are variables relevant to the research hypotheses
Clinical Trials Data
Documents used for study implementation (acronym is CRF)
Case Report Forms
→ (acc. to the dictionary)—facts and statistics collected for reference
→ (acc. to philosophy)—things known or assumed as facts which shapes the basis of reasoning
→ (acc. to computing)—quantities, characters, or symbols where operations are performed by a computer that transmits electrical signals to record on various media platforms
Data
→ ensures that data are not accessed by unauthorized entities
Data Security
HIPAA stands for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
RA 10173
Data Privacy Act of 2012
RA 10713 Chapter 1
General Provisions
RA 10173 Section 1
Short Title
RA 10173 Section 2
Declaration of Policy
- the state shall protect the human fundamental right of privacy and communication while ensuring a free flow of information
- the state recognizes the vital role of information and communications technology in nation-building and ensures that personal info is secured and protected
RA 10173 Section 3
Definition of Terms
Freely given permission evidenced by written, electronic, or recorded means
Consent
Race, ethnic origin, marital status, age, color, religion, sex, etc.
Personal Information
RA 10173 Section 4
Scope; applies to to any natural or juridical person involved in information processing
RA 10173 Section 5
Journalist Protection
RA 10173 Section 6
Extraterritorial Application; countries are obliged to deport foreign criminals running away from their country of origin if found guilty
RA 10173 Chapter 2
National Privacy Commission
RA 10173 Section 7
Function of the NPC; administer, implement, monitor, and ensure compliance of the country to international standards of data protection