Table of Contents
Lessons 1. Introduction to HIPAA Go Go 2. The Privacy Rule Go Go
Table of Contents Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ◦ Protects patients and their personal information
Table of Contents Purposes of HIPAA
Table of Contents Privacy of Health Information The Privacy Rule
Table of Contents Security of Electronic Records The Security Rule
Table of Contents Security Rule Safeguards
Table of Contents Administrative Simplification Transaction and Code Set Rule ◦ Standardized medical transactions and codes
Table of Contents Insurance Portability ◦ Continuous coverage for people when they change or lose a job
Table of Contents The Privacy Rule ◦ Protect private patient information
Table of Contents Privacy Terms
Table of Contents Authorization ◦ Permission given in order to share health information
Table of Contents Patient rights ◦ Right to Notice of Privacy Practices ◦ Right to request restrictions on certain uses of protected health information ◦ Right to request confidential communications
Table of Contents Patient rights ◦ Right to access a copy of protected health information ◦ Right to request an amendment of health information ◦ Right to receive an accounting of the sharing of health information
Table of Contents Medical facility responsibilities Release of Information
Table of Contents Disclosure without authorization ◦ Disclosure allowed without authorization