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Med ethics and Law

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A breach of more than _________blank records requires notification to the media 500
One of the best ways to ensure against loss or corruption of medical data is to Back up all data regularly.
The Criminal Healthcare Fraud Statue provides for: making it a criminal offense to defraud any health care benefit program.
What is a covered entity? Health care providers who conduct administrative and financial transactions in electronic form.
What is a breach? An impermissible use or disclosure under the Privacy Rule that compromises the security or privacy of PHI.
False Claims Act Provides for civil penalties for persons knowingly making false claims to the federal government for payment.
qui tam Whistle-blowers who report false claims can share in awards
Federal Anti-Kickback Law Criminal law that prohibits arranging items of value as a reward for referrals of services paid for by the government health care system
Stark Law Physicians or members of their immediate families cannot refer patients to health care facilities they own if the government pays for care.
Criminal Health Care Fraud Statute A section of the U.S. Code that makes it a criminal offense to knowingly defraud a health care benefit program.
How many standards are available for HIPAA'S privacy and security rules 4 standards
Standard 1. Transactions and Code Sets refers to the transmission of information between two parties to carry out financial or administrative activities. A code set is any set of codes used to encode data elements, such as tables of terms, medical diagnostic codes, or medical procedure codes.
Standard 2. Privacy Rule Health care providers and their business associates must put in place certain policies and procedures to ensure confidentiality of written, electronic, and oral protected health information.
Standard 3. Security Rule Security refers to those policies and procedures health care providers and their business associates use to protect electronically transmitted and stored PHI from unauthorized access.
Standard 4. National Identifier Standards Provide unique identifiers (addresses) for electronic transmissions.
Notification on case of breach of data The HITECH Act requires HIPAA-covered entities to notify affected individuals, the HHS, and in some cases, the media following the discovery of a breach of unsecured PHI.
vital statistics To assess population trends and needs, state and federal governments collect data
All live births must be reported to the state registrar
Autopsy postmortem examination to determine the cause of death or to obtain physiological evidence, as in the case of a suspicious death.
When is a physician not allowed to sign a death certificate? When death is possibly due to criminal causes, death caused by unknown causes, or patient comes in dead or has not been attended for a long time
Role of CDC protect American from health, safety and security threats, both international and in the United States from diseases that start at home and abroad.
What two federal agencies oversee drugs in the United States FDA and DEA
What are schedules under which controlled substances are listed Schedules I-V
What is the status of marijuana (cannabis) in the United States? Listed as a Schedule I drug - No currently accepted medical use and high potential for abuse
how long to keep controlled drug records? Keep records concerning the administering or dispensing of a controlled drug on file for 2 years
What are the requirements for physicians who prescribe, dispense, and administer controlled substances Register with DEA keep records for 2 years document every transaction on chart Keep drugs in a locked cabinet or safe, and report any thefts immediately to the nearest DEA office and the local police.
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