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chapter 17 terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| avert | to see coming and ward off or avoid |
| bleak | not hopeful or encouraging |
| business associates | individuals or organizations that perform or assist a covered entity in the performance of a function or activity involving the use or disclosure of individually identifiable health information |
| complainant | the person making a complaint against another person or and organization |
| covered entities | as defined by HIPAA, organizations that transmit information in an electronic form during a transaction |
| divulge | to make known, as a confidence or secret |
| due diligence | the effort made by and ordinarily prudent or reasonable party to prevent harm to another party or oneself; doing everything possible to prevent something negative from happening; also called due care |
| electronic media | the means of electronic transmission, including the internet, private network, dial-up phone lines, and fax modems; includes information moved from one place to another while stored on an electronic device |
| healthcare providers | providers of medical or health services individually or as organizations that furnish bill for or are paid for services or products |
| incidental disclosure | a secondary use of health information that cannot reasonably be prevented is limited in nature and occurs as a result of another use or disclosure that is permitted |
| individually identifiable health information | any part of a patient's health record that is created or received by a covered entity |
| inferred | derived as a conclusion from facts and premises |
| office for civil rights (OCR) | the division of the federal government that enforces privacy standards |
| office of the inspector general (OIG) | an office of the U.S. department of health and human services that conducts audits investigations and inspections involving laws pertaining to health and human services |
| personal health information (PHI) | the patient's own information that pertains to his or her health |
| preclude | to rule out in advance |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced or favored |
| privacy officer | a person designated to ensure compliance with privacy standards for a covered entity |
| protected health information (PHI) | any individually identifiable health information that may be transmitted and/or maintained in electronic form |
| transactions | As defined by HIPAA transmissions of information between two parties to carry out financial or administrative related to healthcare |
| verbiage | a manner of expressing oneself in words. |
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