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Is a patient medical billing information as confidential as the medical records?
Yes, billing information is protected health information covered under HIPAA regulations.
What does the term PHI stand for in the HIPPA reg?
In terms of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, PHI stands for "Protected Health Information". This is the sensitive health information that, under the law, requires a release from you in order for a medical institution to share it with someone else. The terms and restrictions are legally defined by the HIPAA Act of 1996 (which specifies "health information" and "Individually identifiable health information") and 45 CFR 160.103 (which defines PHI in terms of "Individually identifiable health information").
Under what circumstances would covered entities be entiteld to receive protected medical information with out authorization from the patient?
if you answer "Other" to the question
What is a Breach as defined by HIPPA?
Breach means the acquisition, access use, or disclosure of protected health information in a manner not permitted under subpart E of this part which compromises the security or privacy of the protected health information.(1) Breach excludes:(i) Any unintentional acquisition, access, or use of protected health information by a workforce member or person acting under the authority of a covered entity or a business associate, if such acquisition, access, or use was made in good faith and within the scope of authority and does not result in further use or disclosure in a manner not permitted under subpart E of this part.(ii) Any inadvertent disclosure by a person who is authorized to access protected health information at a covered entity or business associate to another person authorized to access protected health information at the same covered entity or business associate, or organized health care arrangement in which the covered entity participates, and the information received as a result of such disclosure is not further used or disclosed in a manner not permitted under subpart E of this part.(iii) A disclosure of protected health information where a covered entity or business associate has a good faith belief that an unauthorized person to whom the disclosure was made would not reasonably have been able to retain such information.Source: HIPAA Administrative Simplification Regulation Text - March 2013
Why does an individual maintain a better state of health under Health maintenance organizations?
cause they are protected
Why does an individual maintain a better state of health under the health maintenance organizations?
cause they are protected
Can invasion of privacy be a criminal matter in the medical field?
You will have to be more specific in your question. INVASION of privacy in the medical area is a different standard than DISCLOSING medical information which is covered under the Health Information Privacy and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
If you have H.I.V can you have any treatment?
Yes. You cannot be denied First Aid treatment from any health-care professional because of A.I.D.S., this medical condition is protected under the discrimination act.
Can one specialist release medical records to another specialist?
Anyone can release medical records if they get the patient's permission in writing.A little more...Under HIPAA, a caregiver can release PHI (Protected Health Information) to another caregiver who is actively taking care of the same patient without restriction OR permission (Unless the patient has specifically asked this not be done).
Can you be posecuted for informing others of a person with an STD?
If you are a health care provider, then yes. Patient information is protected under HIPAA. Therefore, unless otherwise indicated by the patient, all patient information is to be treated as confidential.
Public Health and Medical Services under ESF?
Public Health and Medical Services under ESF #8's scope is limited to meeting the needs of incident victims and response workers while excluding veterinary and/or animal health issues
Under what circumstances can personal health information be sold and who can sell it?
Under no circumstance.
