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Chapter 1 Introduction to HIPAA
What are the four main areas in which the federal law mandated changes in
the protection of healthy information?
1. Privacy of health information
2. Electronic transactions standards of health information and claims
3. Security of electronic health information
4. National identifiers for the parties in health care transactions




What is the correct acronym for Public Law 104-191?
HIPAA (Healthy Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996)




health care provider
anyone or organization that furnishes, bills, or is paid for health care in the
normal course of business




What government department has issued the details of HIPAA?
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)




transactions
under HIPAA, signifies the exchange of electronic information between tow
parties to carry out financial or administrative activities related to health care
using a specific standardized format. These are transactions for which the
secretary of Health and Human Services has adopted standards; the
standards are listed in 45 C.F.R. Part 162. if a healthy care provider uses
another entity (such as clearinghouse) to conduct covered transactions in
electronic form on its behalf, the health care provider is considered to be
conducting the transaction in electronic form




What issues forced Congress to pass HIPAA of 1996?
Health information can be easily used to restrict or terminate employment;
improperly disclosed information can be used to injure the reputation of
another; information was being misused; cases of misuse accumulated and
placed pressure on Congress to enact this legislation.




If HIPAA and state laws are different, which take precedence? Are there any
exceptions?
HIPAA laws; only when state or local laws are more stringent will their laws be
held as the standard

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