Must the Provider Say Yes?

About this interactive

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) dates from 1996. It covers health care providers that bill electronically, health plans and clearinghouses, and the business associates that handle health information for them. The video says it applies to any provider holding patient records; the covered list is the stricter version. The lesson's patient rights, as the HIPAA Privacy Rule sets them: Access. A patient has the right to see and get a copy of their own records, including lab results, images, billing records and pharmacy records, without giving a reason. The provider has to answer within 30 days and may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee. Records kept electronically are given electronically if the patient asks. Sending records on. A patient can have a copy of their electronic health records sent to someone they choose, such as a new doctor. Amendment. A patient can ask for a change, but the provider may refuse if the record is accurate and complete. It must explain the refusal in writing, and the patient can add a statement of disagreement. What is not a right: HIPAA gives no right to have records deleted, since providers have to keep them, and no right to someone else's records unless you are that person's legal representative. Breach notification: when unsecured health information is breached, the covered entity tells the affected patients within 60 days, and tells the government and, for large breaches, the media.

What you'll learn

Apply HIPAA's patient rights to a patient's request: the right to see and copy their own records and have them sent on, which the provider must honor, against requests it may refuse, such as changing an accurate record, deleting records or seeing someone else's

Aligned to

CompTIA Security+

5.4 Summarize elements of effective security compliance.

ISC2 CISSP

1.4 Understand legal, regulatory, and compliance issues that pertain to information security in a holistic context

NIST NICE

K0919 Knowledge of Personal Health Information (PHI) data security standards and best practices

Key terms

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: A U.S. federal law that establishes national standards for protecting the privacy and security of patients' health information, known as Protected Health Information (PHI). HIPAA's Security Rule requires covered entities and business associates to implement administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for electronic PHI.
Protected Health Information: Protected Health Information is individually identifiable health data covered under HIPAA that requires specific administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect its confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Breach Notification: The legal obligation for a data collector to inform data subjects when their personal data has been compromised in a security incident.

Topics

Hipaa Patient Rights Health Information Regulatory Compliance Interactive Streak Sort

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