Unit 2 Legal Aspects Of Health Information
Running head: Unit 5 – Assignment
Unit 5 - Assignment
Kaplan University
Instructor: Prof. Gayle Dickerson
Student: Nguyen Hoang
HI135: HIT II- Legal Aspects of Health Information
Date: January 13, 2015
According to McWay (2010), protected health information pertains to any information concerning the health status and the provision of health care for a specific person, and health care providers are “charged under the law with the obligation to maintain patient-specific health information in a confidential manner”. In addition, third parties are also allow to have access to patient-specific information if there is an appropriate request (McWay, 2010). This is according to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the state laws and regulation that pertains the release of the protected health information. The HIPAA privacy rule sets limits that are explicit for the persons that are in a position to access the protected heath information for patients without the consent of the patients (McWay, 2010). …show more content…
Examples of third parties that will need authorization to access patient information are patient’s employer, attorney, insurance company, or even a member of the patient’s family (unless the member has been appointed as a durable power of attorney for health care). In some cases, third party may be able to access the patient information even without the authorization. Examples are accredited and licensed agencies and a court may “grant access to patient records in a lawsuit upon a finding of good cause” (McWay,
Unit 5 - Assignment
Kaplan University
Instructor: Prof. Gayle Dickerson
Student: Nguyen Hoang
HI135: HIT II- Legal Aspects of Health Information
Date: January 13, 2015
According to McWay (2010), protected health information pertains to any information concerning the health status and the provision of health care for a specific person, and health care providers are “charged under the law with the obligation to maintain patient-specific health information in a confidential manner”. In addition, third parties are also allow to have access to patient-specific information if there is an appropriate request (McWay, 2010). This is according to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the state laws and regulation that pertains the release of the protected health information. The HIPAA privacy rule sets limits that are explicit for the persons that are in a position to access the protected heath information for patients without the consent of the patients (McWay, 2010). …show more content…
Examples of third parties that will need authorization to access patient information are patient’s employer, attorney, insurance company, or even a member of the patient’s family (unless the member has been appointed as a durable power of attorney for health care). In some cases, third party may be able to access the patient information even without the authorization. Examples are accredited and licensed agencies and a court may “grant access to patient records in a lawsuit upon a finding of good cause” (McWay,