Confidentiality in Allied Health

Question 1

Something that helps illustrate a witness’s testimony, such as a map, chart, photograph, x-ray, videotape, movie, sound recording, or model.

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Demonstrative Evidence

Question 2

Evidence the Court should accept into proof

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Competent Evidence

Question 3

Evidence in which witnesses aren’t telling what they know personally, but rather what others have said to them

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Hearsay

Question 4

A relationship in which a patient’s Medical history, conditions, and related information can’t be made known without that patient’s permission

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Doctor-Patient Privilege

Question 5

A command issued by the Court

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Subpoena

Question 6

A document that includes a patient’s history, conditions, diagnostic & therapeutic treatment, and the results of treatment.

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Medical Record

Question 7

The Medical provider who has created data that appears in the record

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Author of a Medical Record

Question 8

The confirmation of the Content of an entry in a medical record; must be performed by the person who creates the data

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Authentication

Question 9

When a person becomes an adult

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Age of Majority

Question 10

Documents that records were properly destroyed in the ordinary course of business

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Certificate of Destruction

Question 11

A process of communication between a doctor & a patient in which the doctor explains the doctors involved in a recommended medical process

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Informed Consent

Question 12

An authorized person makes a decision for a person who is unable to do so

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Substituted Consent

Question 13

A federal law intended to provide access to government records

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Freedom of Information Act (FIA)

Question 14

Prohibits disclosure of certain medical information by government agencies unless the patient gives written consent

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Privact Act of 1974

Question 15

The right of privacy derived from the Constitution, Statutes, and the Common law

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Legal Basis of Confidentiality

Question 16

Health care providers, Health plans, Health care clearinghouses

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Three Groups to Which HIPAA Regulations Apply

Question 17

Any individually identifiable health information

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Protected Health Information

Question 18

Data about a specific person

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Identifiable Information

Question 19

Inforamtion stripped of data that may identify an individual

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De-identified Information

Question 20

Middle ground between identifiable & de-identified information (for example, geographic data; dates relating to an individual unique identifying numbers, characteristics, or codes other than those listed under individual identifiers

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Limited Data Set

Question 21

The provision of healthcare & related services

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Treatment

Question 22

The activities of healthcare providers to obtain payment or be reimbursed for their services & the activities of a health plan to obtain premiums, to fulfill their coverage responsibilities & provide benefits under the plan, and to obtain or provide reimbursement for the provision of healthcare

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Payment

Question 23

Certain administrative, financial, legal, and quality improvement activities of a covered entity that are necessary to run its business & to support the core functions of treatment and payment

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Health Care Operations

Question 24

Responsible for enforcing safety rules in the workplace

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Question 25

An emplyee who informs OSHA of illegal activity

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Whistleblower

Question 26

One method many states use to arange the consents required for the release of identifying information related to adoptions

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Mutal Consent Registry

Question 27

Refers to the excessive use (or abuse) of alcohol or drugs

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Substance Abuse

Question 28

Adopted in 2008; designed to prevent the discriminatory use of genetic information by emplyees

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Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

Question 29

Serves as the national focus for developing & applying disease prevention & control, environmental health, and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Question 30

The most common screening test used to look for HIV antibodies

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Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)

Question 31

Populary known as home testing kits; first licensed in 1997; used to collect a blood sample to send to a licensed laboratory for testing

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Consumer- Controlled Test Kits

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Transmitted in four common ways: High-risk sexual contact, Injection drug use, Transmission from mother to child around the time of birth, Blood transfusions, and other unknown causes.

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Ways to Transmit HIV/AIDS Virus

Question 33

The CDC has recommended routine HIV testing for all Americans between 13 & 64 as a regular part of their healthcare

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Routine HIV Testing

Question 34

Identifies areas of risk to medical service providers

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Risk Management

Question 35

A planned, systematic, and proactive process; in the area of healthcare, providers such as hospitals identify those activities, problems and situations that may result in potential liability for the hospital, its employees, physicians, and even other healthcare providers

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Loss Prevention

Question 36

The steps taken after an event or incident occurs

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Loss Reduction

Question 37

Proper documentation of adverse incidents that occur during the treatment of a patient

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Incident Report

Question 38

Consist of Health professionals who monitor the quality and use of healthcare services

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Peer Reviews

Question 39

Technologies that identify people through bodliy characteristics; such as fingerprints, retinal patterns, and voice patterns

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Biometrics

Question 40

To identify a patient to simplify secure access to records

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Uses of Biometrics

Question 41

Should know the hardware software, and procedures for data entry to lay a foundation to admit medical record

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Medical Records Custodian

Question 42

Use good passwords, change them frequently, and don't share them. Use biometrics instead of passwords, reduce unnecessary access based on the need to know. Train employees in safe practices, such as logging off immediately after access, Install appropriate software to guard against hacking, spyware, viruses, & the like. Implement appropriate protection, such as backing up files.

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Ways to reduce Security Breaches of Medical Records