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Module 8
Section 1: Privacy rules: Effects on pharmacy operations
Question | Answer |
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Which broad statue pertaining to health care contains the Privacy Rule? | Health Insurance Portability ad Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) |
Which act promotes the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology? | The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act |
Any information that is collected at the pharmacy that can be used to identify a patient, such as name, address, date of birth, diagnosis, and name of employer. | Protected health information (PHI) |
What does the Privacy Rule outline? | How protected health information (PHI) can be used and by whom |
Three types of records where protected health information (PHI) can be found | Billing records Prescription records Patient profiles |
Ways to conceal protected health information (PHI) in the prescription intake area | Place items containing (PHI) (for example prescription forms or empty vials) behind the counter. Speak in low tones when asking questions of a patient. |
Ways to conceal protected health information (PHI) in the prescription outtake area | Avoid keeping bags with completed receipts in plain view of patients. Keep the cash register area clear of any completed prescription vials other than those for the current patient. |
Under the Privacy Rule, which document must pharmacies provide to patient the first time they receive pharmacy services? | Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) |
What does a pharmacy technician demonstrate when collecting a patient's signature acknowledging they have received a copy of the Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)? | Good faith effort |
Three methods for destroying protected health information (PHI) found on old patient vials | Placing used vials in specially designated containers to be incinerated Blacking out PHI on the label with a permanent black marker Giving the old vial back to the patient |