Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Business Associate Agreement

Privacy Rule

Accessing PHI for purposes other than assigned job responsibilities

reasonable steps are taken to safeguard a patient’s information and a visitor happens to overhear or see PHI that you are using.

Notice of Privacy Practices

Incidental, Accidental and Intentional

these put in place the ensure that staff members are properly trained.

set of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient’s consent or knowledge.

4 tiers

person or entity that performs a certain function or activities that involve the use or disclosure of PHI on behalf of or provides services to a covered entity.

Protected Health information, electronic protected health information.

a document that tells your patients, employees, or clients how their health information may be used and shared and lists their health privacy rights related to PHI

right to access communications, special requests, amendment, accounting of disclosures, Notice of Privacy Practices and Reminders, and the Right to File Complaints.

health plans, health care clearing houses, and health care providers who electronically transmit any health information in connection with transactions for which the HHS has adopted standards.