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Med 149 Chapter 8-9

Medical Ethics

TermDefinition
What does HIPAA stand for? Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Purpose of HIPAA? Protect patient health information and ensure insurance portability.
What is PHI? Protected Health Information - any identifiable patient data.
Examples of PHI? Name, DOB, Address, Medical Records, and Insurance Info.
When can PHI be shared without consent? Treatment, Payment, Operations, and public health reporting.
What does the Security rule protect? Electronic PHI (ePHI)
Three Security Rule Safeguards? Administraitive, Physical, and Technical
Administrative Example? Staff training and policies.
Physical safeguard example? Locked doors or restricted areas.
Technical safeguard example? Passwords or encryption
Confidentiality vs. Privacy? Confidentiality= Ethical duty Privacy= Legal Right
What is privileged communication? Information protected from court disclosure
What is state preemption? Higher law overrides lower law.
Types of preemption? Expressed, implied and conflict.
What if state law is stricter that HIPAA? Follow state law.
One way to protect computer systems? Install updates and security patches
What are vital statistics? Government - Collected population data.
Four vital events that are recorded? Births, deaths, marriages, and divorces.
Who files birth/death certificates? Healthcare providers or designated officials.
What is a reportable disease? A disease legally required to be reported to public health authorities.
Why must diseases be reported? To track outbreaks and protect public health.
Who reports diseases? Providers, labs, and hospitals
Examples of reportable injuries? Gunshot wounds, abuse and poisoning.
Who approves medications in the U.S? Food and Drug Administration.
Who enforces controlled drug laws? Drug Enforcement Administration
Can Medical Assistants prescribe medications? No - only licensed providers can.
Medical Assistants responsibilities with controlled substances? Security, Logging, Monitoring, and Disposal under supervision.
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