HIPPA Privacy, Part 2
Author/Presenter:
Length
of Program:
Each
part is 120 minutes.
Course
Description:
The
United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) issued the
final regulations to implement the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) which addresses the issue of medical record
confidentiality and privacy. The privacy regulations will have a
significant impact on the way healthcare providers provide medical
information. Part 2 will discuss patient rights, and medical records.
This program will also look at the weaker state laws.
Content
for the program will include the following:
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Privacy
vs. security rules What
entities are covered? Administrative
requirements General rules for the privacy standards Business
Associates Patient
rights Minor’s
rights Research Rules
for use and disclosure Psychotherapy
exception Rules
for use and disclosure Public
Health Uses Coroners/Post-Mortem
exams Health
oversight Quality
of Care Issues Law
Enforcement disclosures Attorney requests for medical records Court
and police requests for medical records
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Identification
of Criminal Patient
Deaths Preemption Serious
Threat or Safety Minimum
Necessary Information JCAHO HCFA Authorization
and consent forms Entities
the regulations cover Information
the regulation covers
Permitted
uses without individual authorization Information
practices Individual
rights (patient rights) Administrative
requirements Preemption Enforcement
HCFA
Patient Rights standards and HIPAA Tips
to comply with HIPAA
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Target
Audience:
The
new federal standard will affect virtually every healthcare provider
including CEO’s, COO’s, compliance officers, risk managers, chief
nursing executives, nurse managers, consumer advocates, information
security officers, legal counsel, physicians, health information
management personnel, privacy officer, ethicists, information technology
personnel, and others with medical record responsibilities.
At
the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
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Explain two patient rights under HIPAA.
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Describe what is meant by abstracting from the medical records the minimum necessary information.
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Recall that weaker state laws are preempted or over-ridden by a federal regulation.
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