1. Rhonda Hess

2. Jacksonville University NUR 353 3. H-health I-information P-portability A-accountability A-act 4. 1- PORTABILITY 2- PRIVACY 3- ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION 5. This portion of HIPAA allows people to keep their health insurance when changing jobs so that there is not a lapse of coverage. It also restricts health plans from establishing pre-existing conditions for people who change health care plans. 6. HIPAA protects confidentiality and security of healthcare information. This includes how personal information is transmitted or communicated in any form. 7. This section of HIPAA establishes of a set of standards for receiving, transmitting and maintaining healthcare information and ensuring the privacy and security of an individuals identifiable information. 8. Health Care Providers Health Care Clearinghouses Health Plans 9. Health Care Providers are any providers of medical or other health Services that are billed or are paid for healthcare services. 10. Health Care Clearinghouses are businesses that process or facilitate the processing of health information received from other businesses. 11. Health Plans are Individuals or groups that provide or pay the cost of medical care. 12. HIPAA protects any personal health information if it contains information about the patient, the patients household members, or the patients employers. 13. Names Dates relating to a patient-birthdates, dates of medical treatment, admission and discharge dates, and dates of death Telephone numbers, addresses (including city, county, or zip code) fax numbers and other contact information Social Security numbers Medical records numbers Photographs Finger and voice prints Any other unique identifying number 14. Protected Health Information 15. Reduce paperwork by eliminating the need for handwritten medical records Reduce medical errors by transmitting accurate information electronically and eliminating mistakes due to misreading Reduce health care costs by decreasing the need for repeat medical tests by different doctors and eliminating storage space and staff time to maintain medical records Improve the quality of care by decreasing medical errors and assuring that all your health care providers have accurate and timely information 16. The HIPAA electronic data requirements are meant to encourage the health care industry to move the handing and transmission of patient information from manual to electronic systems in order to improve security, lower costs, and lower the error rate. 17. Safeguards: Physical Technical 18. Facility Access Controls Workstation Use Workstation Security Device and Media Controls 19. Access Controls Audit Controls Integrity Person or Entity Authentication Transmission Security 20. http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/ http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and- Guidance/HIPAA-Administrative- Simplification/HIPAAGenInfo/index.html?redire ct=/hipaaGeninfo/ http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrht ml/m2e411a1.htm