How HIPAA Violations Affect the Medical Billing Process HCR/220 October 7‚ 2012 How HIPAA Violations Affect the Medical Billing Process In this paper we will discuss how HIPAA violations affect the medical billing process and why HIV and AIDS information is more sensitive than other types of health conditions. We will also examine the social‚ legal‚ and ethical ramifications of improper information disclosure. In 1996 on August 21‚ the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
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How HIPAA Violations Affect The Medical Billing Process HCR/220 September 23. 2012 How HIPAA Violations Affect The Medical Billing Process HIV and AIDS are two very serious diseases which first came known and reported in the U.S. in 1981. Today it is estimated that 1.7 million people in the U.S. have been infected with HIV since that date 619‚000 people have already died from it. The CDC‚ (Center For Disease Control) estimates that every one in five people living with HIV‚ are unaware that
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Running head: HOW HIPAA VIOLATIONS AFFECT THE MEDICAL BILLING How HIPAA Violations Affect the Medical Billing Process Brenda Beaver Axia Of UOP How HIPAA Violations Affect the Medical Billing Process HIPAA confidentiality is important for very patient but for some reasons when they hear someone has HIV or AIDS it gives them the right to talk about it with others which have no reason to know. I will show why it is so important to be sensitive to this type of health conditions. Will examine
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HIPPA Violation Sarah Joss Rasmussen College Author Note This research paper is being submitted on March 3th‚ 2013‚ for Milo Sampson’s M230/HSC2641 Section 04 - Medical Law and Ethics class. HIPPA Violation – Privacy Rule Thesis: Preventing violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule greatly impacts any health care professional‚ specifically patient information as it relates to a pharmacy and its entire staff. Ever wonder what the acronym HIPAA stands for‚ how it relates to health care professionals
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portability Act (HIPPA) of 1996 is a law designed to protect a patients personal and health information from being disclosed‚ it allows patients great access and control to his or her information‚ enhances health care‚ and creates a national framework for health privacy protection. Everyone in the health care business should be aware of the HIPAA law to protect the privacy and confidentiality of anyone who may be cared for in the facility. The patient must also sign and acknowledge the HIPPA privacy statement
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How HIPAA Violations Affect the Medical Billing Process HIV and AIDS information is more sensitive than other types of health conditions because patients actually do not seek medical attention for fear of breach in confidentiality. This fear directly affects their health because they are not seeking treatment for the illness they have. Organizations involved with HIV care are aware of the need to protect confidentiality of those individuals receiving services. Accordingly‚ HIPAA has put
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HIPAA Violations Melissa Wells Rasmussen College Medical Law and Ethics HIPAA Violations A staff nurse working at a medical clinic looked up a patient file in order to weaken a lawsuit case the patient had against the nurse’s husband. She gave the information to her husband who then called the patient and made it known that he had medical information which he believed weakened the man’s case. He suggested that the man consider dropping the lawsuit. The patient called and informed the clinic
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How HIPPA Violations Affect the Medical Billing Process Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the virus that causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome referred to as AIDS (Public Health Agency of Canada‚ 2010). Left untreated‚ HIV can damage the immune system that can lead to AIDS. When the initial diagnosis becomes established the patient has many adjustments to overcome. Feelings of shame‚ guilt‚ denial‚ depression‚ fear‚ anger and shock are the beginning of the ramifications one must face
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Medical Field Medical field is one of the biggest fields. When I mention the word medical‚ the first thing come up to your mind are doctors or nurses. Some people that never work in a medical office‚ they don’t know there are much more position in medical file you could work at‚ like medical assistant‚ technician medical coder or biller. Someone like me‚ don’t like to deal with patient. Medical biller and coder is a good opportunity for me to work at. But what are medical biller and coder? Job
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Trisha‚ HIPPA Violations need to be taken very seriously in the healthcare field. I am sure most employees are not aware of the penalties involved with a HIPPA violation. The American Recovery Act of 2009 created a tiered penalty for HIPPA violations. But it is the Office of Civil Rights that determines the amount of each penalty‚ and is dependent upon the nature and extent of harm that results from the breach (CMS‚ 2013). The fine for a first time violation by a person whom did not know they
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