Unit 2 - Lesson 3: Confidentiality In Allied Health

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Demonstrative evidence

Question 2

Evidence the court should except into proof

Answer 2

Competent evidence

Question 3

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

Answer 3

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

Answer 4

Doctor-patient privilege

Question 5

A command issued by the court

Answer 5

Subpoena

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Medical record

Question 7

A medical provider who has created the data that appears in the record

Answer 7

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

Answer 8

Authentication

Question 9

When a person becomes an adult

Answer 9

Age of majority

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Certificate of destruction

Question 11

A process of communication between a doctor and a patient in which the doctor explains the factors involved in a recommended medical process

Answer 11

Informed consent

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Substituted consent

Question 13

A federal law intended to provide access to government records

Answer 13

Freedom of information act (FOIA)

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Privacy act of 1974

Question 15

The right of privacy derived from the constitution, statutes, and the common law

Answer 15

Legal basis for confidentiality

Question 16

Healthcare providers, health plans, healthcare clearinghouses

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Three groups to which HIPAA regulations apply

Question 17

Any individually identifiable health information

Answer 17

Protected health information (PHI)

Question 18

Data about a specific person

Answer 18

Identifiable information

Question 19

Information stripped of data that may identify an individual

Answer 19

De-identified information

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Limited data set

Question 21

The provision of healthcare and related services

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Treatment

Question 22

The activities of healthcare providers to obtain payment or be reimbursed for their services and the activities of a health plan to obtain premiums, to fulfill their coverage responsibilities and 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 and to support the core functions of treatment and payment

Answer 23

Healthcare operations

Question 24

Responsible for enforcing safety rules in the workplace

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Occupational safety and health administration (OSHA)

Question 25

An employee who informs OSHA of illegal activities

Answer 25

Whistle blower

Question 26

One method many states used to arrange the consents required for the release of identifying information related to adoptions

Answer 26

Mutual consent registry

Question 27

Refers to the excessive use or abuse of alcohol or drugs

Answer 27

Substance abuse

Question 28

Adopted in 2008; designed to prevent the discriminatory use of genetic information by employers and insurers

Answer 28

Genetic information nondiscrimination act

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Centers for disease control and prevention (CDC)

Question 30

The most common screening test used to look for HIV antibodies

Answer 30

Enzyme immunoassay(EIA)

Question 31

Popularly 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 kit

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Ways to transmit HIV/AIDS virus

Question 33

The CDC has recommended this testing for all Americans between 13 and 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, it’s employees, physicians, and even others

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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

Answer 37

Incident report

Question 38

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

Answer 38

Peer review committees

Question 39

Technologies that identify people through bodily 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

Answer 40

Uses of biometrics

Question 41

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

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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 to medical records by creating different levels of access based on the need to know, train employees and safe practices, such as logging off immediately after access, install appropriate software to guard against hacking, spyware, viruses, and the like

Answer 42

Ways to reduce security breaches of medical records