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Reportable cases per state statutes - -Sexually transmitted infections
-Injuries related to violence, Abuse, neglect, and exploitation
-Specific diseases (Urgent: hepatitis A, pertussis- whooping cough, measles, plague, and tuberculosis.
Less urgent: hepatitis B,C,D & E, legionellosis, Lyme dise...
Kinn's Chapter 4 Healthcare Laws
Reportable cases per state statutes - -Sexually transmitted infections
-Injuries related to violence, Abuse, neglect, and exploitation
-Specific diseases (Urgent: hepatitis A, pertussis- whooping cough, measles, plague, and tuberculosis.
Less urgent: hepatitis B,C,D & E, legionellosis, Lyme disease, mumps, bacterial meningitis, malaria,
varicella-chickenpox, and toxic shock syndrome)
Privacy Rule - -Created national standards that protect patient information
-Limits situations where patient information can be used or disclosed.
-Allows patients to examine their health information.
-Allows patients to obtain a copy of their health records.
Privacy - term means to be free from unwanted intrusion
Invasion of privacy - disclosing private facts without consent of the individual.
Confidentiality - a legally protected right of patients.
HHS Office for Civil Rights - agency enforces HIPAA
HIPAA Standard 1 - related to transaction and code sets
HIPAA Standard 2 - related to the Privacy Rule
HIPAA Standard 3 - related to the Security Rule
HIPAA Standard 4 - related to unique identifiers for the providers, health plan, and the employer
, The Security Rule relates to - protecting the patient information that is electronically stored and
transmitted.
NPI - the unique identifier given to all healthcare providers.
Covered entities - -HIPAA term that refers to healthcare providers
-Insurance plans
-Claims clearinghouse that transmit protected health information electronically
Business associate - HIPAA term that relates to an agency or person that provides a service to a
healthcare agency.
Permission - HIPAA term means a reason for releasing or disclosing patient information.
Doctrine of professional discretion - A provider treats a patient for an emotional condition. The
patient requests her records and the provider refuses to release the records
Psychotherapy notes include - Provider's analysis
Patient records are held at a higher level of confidentiality - -HIV records
-Drug and alcohol substance abuse
-Psychotherapy notes
ADA Amendments Act of 2008 - Expanded the meaning and interpretation of the definition of
disability and People with cancer, diabetes, learning disabilities, and epilepsy are covered under this law.
Mandatory reporters for child maltreatment - -School personnel
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