From the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) perspective on HIPAA‚ contemplate the three basic areas which HIT professionals must be most concerned with are: (1) Privacy Rules (2) Security Rules‚ and (3) Standardized transaction code sets | Write a paragraph on each of the 3 critical areas of HIPAA for a training session of your staff. Explain what they are‚ why they are important and how they impact staff duties and the organization. | HIPAA Rules (1) A major goal of the Privacy Rule is to assure
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Body‚ Our Cells; and Returning the Blessings Of an Immortal Life. I then typed HIPAA into the search engine. The first and most recent one was titled HIPAA Fine Is a First by Jessica Zigmond. In this essay‚ I will relate the article to the book by bringing to surface thoughts you may or may not have critically pondered throughout the reading. What does HIPAA stand for‚ what does it mean? And why is it so important? HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. This law helps
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References: Amatayakul‚ M. (2003). HIPAA reins in shadow charts‚ independent databases. Journal of AHIMA‚ 74(9)‚ 16A-C Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2012). Global Health – International health regulations (2013). National notifiable infectious conditions. Retrieved from http://wwwn
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Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a US law designed to provide privacy standards to protect patients ’ medical records and other health information provided to health plans‚ doctors‚ hospitals and other health care “providers” ("HIPAA‚" 2012). In recent years‚ the number of HIPAA violations has grown causing the enforcement and fining of organizations for breaching a patient’s privacy. Hospice of North Idaho (HONI) is the first health care organization fined $50‚000 for a HIPAA violation involving
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this is her 4th child and she simply cannot handle any more children. She tells the doctor that her husband refuses to use contraception or allow her to‚ and she begs her doctor to tie her tubes and not tell her husband. The doctor complies. Was HIPAA Violated? Why or why not? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Write a 350- to 700-word paper on one of the following laws: HIPAA (1996) or EMTALA (1986). Pretend you are a health care manager employed at a small community hospital responsible for educating your staff about HIPAA (1996) or EMTALA (1986). Include the following in your paper: · Describe the law and its purpose. · Explain how it is enacted. For example‚ is it enacted by the state or federal government? · What are some key facts every employee should know about the law
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Emerging Healthcare Technology Presentation HIPAA: Protecting the Privacy of Patients How important is it for you to keep your medical records private? Many people don’t realize how easily accessible their medical records are‚ or perhaps it is just assumed that what goes on between a doctor and a patient stays between a doctor and a patient. Well‚ you know what they say about assuming. In actuality‚ your medical records can probably be accessed by any employee at your
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Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule which applies to covered entities defines covered entities as health plans‚ health care clearinghouses‚ and health care providers who transmit any health information electronically in connection with transactions (Miller and Schlatter‚ 2011). These transactions concern billing and payment for services or insurance coverage. Covered entities can be institutions‚ organizations‚ or
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Business Associate Contract John Guillory MIS565 Healthcare Security & Privacy Professor Joseph Woodside April 5‚ 2015 Overview of Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule The HIPAA privacy rule is a basic threshold promulgated by the US Department of Health and Human services (HHS) for the protection of health information and it applies to three sets of organizations‚ usually referred to as “covered entities” (US Dept. Health and Human Services). On April 5‚ 2015
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HIPAA is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It is a federal act with guidelines for standardizing the electronic data interchange of administrative and financial transactions‚ exposing fraud and abuse‚ and protecting PHI. This law is designed to protect people’s private health information‚ to ensure health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs‚ uncover fraud and abuse‚ and create standards for electronic transmission of healthcare
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