HIPPA

Question 1

HIPAA stands for what?

Answer 1

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Question 2

what is the intent HIPAA?

Answer 2

To prevent loss of insurance when you change jobs.

To ensure the privacy of PHI (Protected Health Information).

Question 3

What are the PATIENT’S RIGHTS

Answer 3

• The ability to make informed choices when seeking care.
• The ability to find out how PHI is used.
• To limit the release of PHI to the minimum necessary.
• To provide the patients the right to examine and obtain copies of their health records & request corrections.

Question 4

What is protected?

Answer 4

Anything to do with your health:
Blood work
Diagnoses
EEGs
EKGs
Any and all test results 
Etc.

Question 5

What are INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFIABLE HEALTH INFORMATION

Answer 5

This is a subset of health information:
Name
Address
Telephone number
Email
Medical record number
SSN

Question 6

What are the EMPLOYER’S RESPONSIBILITIES

Answer 6

• Notify patients about their privacy rights and how PHI is used.
• Adopt & implement privacy procedures.
• Train employees in privacy procedures.
• Designate an individual to be responsible.

Question 7

What entities are covered?

Answer 7

A health care provider that conducts certain transactions in an electronic format or uses a clearing house.

Question 8

what transactions are covered?

Answer 8

Electronic health care claims.
Electronic remittance & payment advice.
Checking the status of a claim.
Referral certification & authorization.

Question 9

What electronic forms fall under HIPAA ?

Answer 9

Internet
Extranet
Leased lines
Dial-up lines
Private networks
Magnetic tape, disk or CD media

Question 10

What are AUTHORIZATION RULES

Answer 10

Written authorization
You must keep a copy
Patient must get a copy
Authorization may be revoked at any time
Date
Purpose of disclosure
Expiration date
Signature/date
When faxing, the recipient must be at the fax machine at the other end. Call to ensure this.

Question 11

MRLSHC CONFIDENTIALITY requires what?

Answer 11

we require a new authorization form each semester.
Signed release form to send information.
Signed release form to receive information.
Information exchange release form.
School site visit release form.

Only department secretaries, chair, and clinic coordinator may remove faxes from the machine.

Question 12

How does MRLSHC send docs?

Answer 12

We seldom transmit by email, only by fax and US mail.
When we bill we do so directly by U.S. mail.
We NEVER exchange info, in any format, without written permission to do so.

Question 13

What is the notice of privacy practices?

Answer 13

Patients must receive a letter stating how you protect their PHI and maintain confidentiality.

They must sign a form stating that they received this information.