Covered Entities | Business Associate Agreement | Types of Information | Other HIPAA Terms of Art |
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Who work ‘with’ but not ‘under’ covered entities and handle ‘individually identifiable’ health information?
Business Associate
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What is the term of art for information being used, acquired, disclosed or acquired incorrectly?
Breach
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What information is protected by HIPAA?
Protected Health Information (PHI)
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Who is the subject of PHI?
Individual
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What is the term of art for employees, volunteers, students, paid and unpaid who may handle PHI while under the control of Covered Entities?
Workforce
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What is information collected about an individual and is considered ‘individually identifiable’?
Protected Health Information
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What can no longer identify the person the information is about?
De-identified Information
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What is the term meaning ‘in place of a parent’ or individual acting as a parent including legal authority?
‘in loco parentis’
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What is the entity that transmits health information electronically?
Provider
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What is the term of art that is used when only the amount of information needed for the purpose is disclosed?
Minimum Necessary
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What is the set of records about an individual, includes all records required to make decisions about the individual?
Designated Record Set (DRS)
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What is the dissemination of PHI by covered entities and/or business associates?
Disclosure
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What is the entity that pays/covers the cost of healthcare?
Plan
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What is the length of time a BAA will be considered viable?
Term
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What is the data set that does not completely de-identify the individual?
Limited Data Set
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What is the internal handling of PHI by covered entities called?
Use
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What is the entity that processes billing activity between provider and plan?
Clearinghouse
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What is the term of art for a BAA being stopped because of a violation?
Termination of cause
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What is an organization agreed upon record set that will be disclosed incase of a court case?
Legal Health Record (LHR)
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What entity performs uncovered and covered functions under HIPAA?
Hybrid Entity
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