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Introduction
to HIPAA
Volunteer Training ModuleOpen Door Clinic
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What is HIPAA?Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIPAA is a Federal Law enacted to:• Protect the privacy of a patient’s personal and health
information• Provide for the physical and electronic security of
personal health information• Simplify billing and other transactions with Standardized
Code Sets and Transactions • Specify new rights of patients to approve access/use of
their medical information
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HIPAA Requirements
• To protect the privacy and security of an individual’s Protected Health Information (PHI)• To require the use of ― minimal necessary‖• To extend the rights of individuals over the use of
their PHI
“Use” includes accessing or looking up a patient record in any Open Door systems or paper records which is NOT required for your job.
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What is Protected Information?We must protect an individual’s personal and health information that• Is created, received, or maintained by a health care
provider or health plan AND• Is written, spoken, or electronic
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The HIPAA EighteenThese are the patient identifiers as defined by HIPAA
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To use or disclose PHI
Open Door must give each patient a Notice of Privacy Practices which:
• Describes how Open Door may use and disclose the patient’s protected health information (PHI) and• Advises the patient of his/her privacy rights
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The Law
Unless required or permitted by law, Open Door must obtain authorization from the patient to use, disclose or access only the minimum necessary.
• Patient Authorization - allows Open Door to disclose information for other purposes (§164.508)
• Minimum necessary applies to all uses and disclosures for payment and all healthcare operations (§164.502(b), §164.514(d))
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Quick Check Summary
What does HIPAA stand for?
What is PHI?
How may PHI be disclosed?