HIPAA Flashcards
____ describes how personal health information can be used and how the client/patient can obtain access to information
HIPAA (Health Insurancd Portability and Acccountability Act)
What does HIPAA stand for
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIPAA requires health care agencies to keep PHI (Public Heath Information) ____ and provide information to the client about legal responsibilites regarding ____, and explains the clients rights regarding PHI
Private
Privacy
Clients have the right to
- Request copy of PHI
- Request a list of disclosures made regarding PHI
- Request to restrict how health care agency discloses PHI unless necessary to provide emergncy treatment
Health Care Agency Use and Disclosure of PHI is permitted for:
- Health care payment purposes
- Health care operations purposes
- Treatment purposes
- Providing information about health care services
- Data aggregation purposes to make health care benefit decisions
- Administering health care benefits
- Compliance with legal proceedings
____ is the protection of privacy of the client’s PHI
Confidentiality
A nurse’s clinical relationship is built upon knowledge that information shared will not be discussed with a ____
Third party
Do not discuss patient information, conditions, or issues with other patients or staff that are ____
not involved directy in the patient’s care
Can you share public health information with family members
Not without consent
Discuss client information only in ____
private areas
To help maintain confidentiality, you sohuld protect medical records from ____
unauthorized readers
(T/F)
Taking a photograph of the patient is a violation of privacy
True
(T/F)
Release of medical information to an unauthorized person is a violation of privacy
True
(T/F)
Use of a child’s name or picture for health care agency advantage is a violation of ptivacy
True
(T/F)
Posting information or photos of a patient on social media is not a violation of privacy
False
