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Skills and Concepts:

A. Privacy and Confidentiality: #2
2. Privacy means being free from unwanted intrusion and the invasion
of privacy is the disclosing of private facts without the consent of the
individual.
B. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: #5-6, #8, #13,
#16, #19,
5. It is to define and limit the situations in which a patient’s information
can be used or disclosed.
6. Examine their health information, obtain a copy of their health
records, Request corrections to be made if information is incorrect.
8. doctrine of professional discretion
13. HIPAA’S security Rule
16. Made business associates directly liable for c9ompliance with
HIPAA.
Prohibited the sale of PHI without the patient’s authorization.
Created a tiered violation category that included unknowing,
reasonable cause, willful neglect corrected, and willful neglect
uncorrected. Give violations penalties.
Breach notification requirements were increased. Individuals must be
notified of the breach via mail or email. If the facility does not have up
to date contact information for 10 or more patents, then a notice must
be posted on the company’s website for at least 90 days. If more than
500 individuals were affected, then the media and the OCR secretary
must be notified.
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19. This act modified HIPAA and increased the protection for
individuals. GINA prohibits genetic discrimination in health coverage
and employment.
C. Additional Healthcare Laws and Regulations: #6, #9, #21,
6. I,V
9. Was to provide Americans with affordable health insurance. It also
attempted to reform the healthcare system and reduce healthcare
spending.
21. Purpose of this act was to make organ donation easier for people.
D. Compliance Reporting: #2, #4, #5, #8, #11, #28-29,
2.
a. The public health office must be notified immediately, usually by
phone or fax.
b. Reporting may be done electronically, by mail or fax. The provider
usually has up to 3 days to file the report.
c. Provider may need to mail the paperwork to increase confidentiality.
d. The provider may ask the MA to contact the public health
department regarding a new reportable disease case.
4. wounds caused by gunshots and stabbings; specific types of burns;
and nonaccidental wounds caused by a knife, and axe, or a sharp
pointed instrument.
5. All child maltreatment to be reported. Mandatory reporters need to
provide the facts. They do not have to prove the abuse or neglect
occurred.
8. Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
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11. Relates to any financial interest, personal or professional activity,

or obligation that impacts a person’s objectivity when performing the
job.
28. Involves techniques used to reduce or eliminate accidental loss to
the healthcare facility.
29. Immediately notify the provider.
Arrange to have the person seen by a provider immediately.
Complete the incident report.
Notify the department supervisor.
Certification Preparation: #1-10,
1. b
2.b
3.d
4.c
5.b
6.a
7.c
8.d
9.c
10.a
Workplace Application: #2
2. No, Bella cannot give Mrs. Smith's information to Rosie due to HIPPA
regulation. The only way that Rosie could the information is that if Bella
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mails the blood test reports to Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Smith forward that mail
to Rosie or she can provide Mrs. Smith with the hard copy of her report
which she can share later with Rosie.