2009‚ 2007 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description Medical records processing revolves around insurance and reimbursement. This course focuses on the background‚ knowledge‚ and skills related to basic billing duties‚ HIPAA regulations‚ patient encounters‚ and the preparation‚ compliance‚ and transmission of claims. Students are introduced to the current state and future direction of the major diagnostic and procedural coding systems. Policies Faculty and students/learners
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with the changing of systems‚ more loopholes were inevitably created. HIPAA The Congress acknowledged the inadequacy of health care information systems and implemented the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) that generated clear lines on the release and use of individuals’ health records and allows the individuals in question more control over their own health information (CDCP‚ 2003). With HIPAA‚ covered entities are assigned to facilitate individuals’ health information
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PHI. According to our textbook‚ the HIPAA Privacy Standards prohibit covered entities from using or disclosing individually identifiable health information that is or has been transmitted or maintained electronically. This requirement is not limited to the record in which the information appears but applies to the actual information itself. Any information that has been transmitted by fax‚ telephone‚ computer‚ electronic handheld device is protected by the HIPAA Standards. Privacy Standards states
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taken advantage of every day by healthcare professionals. HIPAA states that healthcare professionals should not give information such as date of birth‚ patient name‚ or social security number. What about talking to your significant other or best friend about a patient you examined today with an ominous skin malady? You apprehend it every day in the healthcare field. Nurses talking to one another about a patient’s health. This is a breach of HIPAA criteria under the protected health information or PHI
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The use and disclosure of healthcare information have become some of the most heavily regulated areas of health care. There are some laws that concerning privacy of healthcare information like The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act(HIPAA). It mandated that health and human services issue regulations for the privacy of individually identifiable health information. Also it maintains the individuals past‚ present or future mental health or condition. It also many other things like Protected
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Risk management is vital to ascertain vulnerabilities within health care organizations‚ keep them in check‚ mitigate the repercussions from these risks‚ and prevent harm to patients. If organizations do not follow a risk management protocol then breaches result with catastrophic consequences. For instance‚ St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center (SEMC) is a tertiary care hospital located in Brighton‚ Massachusetts that offers both inpatient and outpatient services. On November 16‚ 2012‚ U.S. Department of
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1. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Definition This was a federal law placed to protect patient information. How Used in Healthcare HIPAA is used to safeguard and protect patient information and without the use of HIPAA‚ private patient information could be exposed. HIPAA is critical because it could have an effect on health care workers‚ patients and the health care facility as well. Violation of HIPAA laws could cause a health care worker to lose their job‚
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2008 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. . Course Description Medical records processing revolves around insurance and reimbursement. This course focuses on the background‚ knowledge‚ and skills related to basic billing duties‚ HIPAA regulations‚ patient encounters‚ and the preparation‚ compliance‚ and transmission of claims. Students are introduced to the current state and future direction of the major diagnostic and procedural coding systems. Course Materials Valerius‚
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HITECH 1) The changes made by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)‚ January 2013. a) Changes that were made to the HIPAA privacy and security rules. 2) How the new regulations affected everyone that receives‚ processes and handles PHI. a) All business associates where held accountable to the same standard. b) Majority of the PHI violations were caused by outside agencies (O&P Almanac‚ 2016) c) The top 10 health care data breaches accounted for more than 111 million records that
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medical field‚ it is extremely important to notify patients of any probability that during a procedure there are a number of things that could affect the outcome. Thus avoiding a case of malpractice or a violation of the HIPAA Act. In the case of Canterbury vs. Spence there was a violation of the HIPAA Act where a doctor did not inform the patient of the potential risks that are involved with a spinal surgery. The patient was told about the surgery but did not ask any further details of the surgery
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