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HipaVM
Question | Answer |
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what does hipaa stand for | health insurance portability and accountability act |
what is hipaa | first federal act to establish privacy standards to protect pt's medical records and other related information. |
why did hipaa come about | insurance companies were doing people wrong |
who must fallow hipaa guidelines | anyone who provides healthcare |
what is the main objective for hipaa | people will get health insurance even with preexisting medical conditions-privacy of health information-decrease the incidents of fraud/abuse |
what are the key provisions of standards for hipaa | access to medical records-notice of privacy policy-prohibition on marketing-confidential communications-complaints |
what does PHI stand for | protective health information |
what are the types of PHI | digital, spoken, paper |
what is not considered PHI | medical studies, payment sharing, marketing |