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HESA 1/10/23
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act | Intended to keep personal health information confidential, ensure security of electronic transfer of personal information, and ensure that people kept their insurance between jobs. |
| Business associate | Defined in HIPAA as an entity that does business for or on behalf of a HIPAA Covered Entity |
| Covered entity | HIPAA-covered entities include health plans clearinghouses, and certain health care providers. These include Doctors, Clinics, Psychologists, Dentists, Chiropractors, Nursing homes, Pharmacies |
| De-identified information | Health information that has had all patient identifiers removed. |
| HIE | Health Information Exchange supports the sharing of health-related information to facilitate continuing care through the utilization of EHRs |
| PHI | Protected Health Information is any information about health status, provision of health care, or payment for health care that can be linked to a specific individual. |
| When information can a provider share with family? | If the patient is present and has the capacity to make health care decisions, a health care provider may discuss the patient’s health information with a family member, friend, or other person if the patient agrees or, when given the opportunity, does not |
| Inappropriate access | Accessing a medical record for anything other than actual medical or business reasons. Immediate termination is a common penalty. |
| Can providers share information over the phone | Where a health care provider is allowed to share a patient’s health information with a person, that information may be shared face-to-face, over the phone, or in writing. |
| Portability | In the HIPAA law and regulations, portability refers to the ability to keep your insurance if you lose your job. However, it only last for 18 months. Also, the person now has to pay both their part of the insurance (usually 15%) and the employer’s contrib |
| HITECH | “Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health,” contains many new laws relating to the use and disclosure of PHI. This Act also includes the privacy and security provisions. It mandates that companies make electronic health information e |
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