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HIPAA terms

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A private or public healthcare entity that processes nonstandard electronic transactions into HIPAA transactions (billing co.)   Clearinghouse  
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Healthcare organizations covered under HIPAA that handle electronic PHI   Covered Entities  
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Providers, clearinghouses, billing companies   Examples of covered entities  
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A number assigned to an employer for purposes of identification (tax purposes)   Employer Identification Number (EIN)  
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A national data bank that collects and reports disclosures of actions taken against healthcare practitioners, providers and vendors for noncompliance and fraudulent activities   Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (HIPDB)  
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Regulates the privacy and security of patients health information, sets standards for transactions, and allows easier transfer of insurance for patients   Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)  
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Permission to use information based on the reason for knowing, or use of, the information   HIPAA-defined permissions  
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the application of communication and information to medical practice, research, and education   medical informatics  
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the provider must make a reasonable effort to limit the disclosure of patient information to only the minimum amount necessary to accomplish the purpose of the request   minimum necessary standard  
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a written statement the details the providers privacy practices   Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)  
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the federal office that investigates violations of HIPAA   Office of Civil Rights  
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Title II of the HIPAA   Privacy Rule  
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individually identifiable information that relates to the physical or mental condition or the provision of health care to an individual   protected health information  
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occurs when the state privacy laws are stricter than the privacy standards established by HIPAA   State's pre-emption  
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the use of communications and information technologies to provide healthcare services to people at a distance   telemedicine  
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what the covered entity may use PHI for without the patient's authorization   TPO  
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a wireless system that is used by physicians and nurses to access patient information   Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)  
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Stays within the covered entity and is used for purposes of the entity   Use of PHI  
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the covered entity releases PHI to a third party outside of the entity   Disclosure of PHI  
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Needed for TPO and does not need to be written   Consent  
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gives permission for release of PHI for reasons other than TPO, has to be written, signed and dated   Authorization  
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Reasons for disclosure of PHI that are a threat to public health, law enforcement, organ donations and workers compensation   Public interest  
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the removal of all individually identifiable information form a medical record   de-identify  
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allows a covered entity to disclose PHI without authorization   subpoena or court order  
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HIPAA approved code set for diagnoses and inpatient procedures   ICD-9-CM  
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HIPAA approved code set for outpatient procedures   CPT-4  
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