Question

CHAP 2 KEY TERMS/ABBREVIATIONS

PLEASE DEFINE:

1/AUTHORIZATION FORM

2/CLEARINGHOUSE

3/CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION

4/CONSENT FORM

5/DISCLOSURE

6/FRAUD

7/NON PRIVILEGED INFORMATION

8/NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICE (NPP)

9/PRIVILEGED INFORMATION

10/BREACH OF CONFIDENTIAL 11/COMMUNICATION

12/COMPLIANCE PLAN

13/CONSENT

14/INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFIABLE HEALTH 15/INFORMATION

16/PRIVACY

17/TRANSACTION

ABBREVIATIONS:

-EDI

-CMS

-CPT

-NPP

-OSHA

Answer 1

ANSWERS

1/AUTHORIZATION FORM: It is a device by which medical provider can get a patient's permission to release their health or medical data to another provider or organization. A patient must sign the authorization form to offer permission for somebody new receive or view the sensitive information.

2/CLEARINGHOUSE:  It acts as an intermediary between a buyer and seller and seeks to make sure that the method from trade inception to settlement is smooth. Its main role is to form certain that the customer and seller honor their contract obligations.

3/CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION: The communication of private and personal information from one person to another where it is expected that the recipient of the information, such as a health professional, will not ordinarily disclose the confidential information to third persons.

4/CONSENT FORM: A form signed by a patient before a procedure to verify that he or she agrees to the procedure and is conscious of any risks which may be involved. The primary purpose of the consent form is to supply evidence that the patient gave consent to the procedure

5/DISCLOSURE: Explaining or detailing confidential patient information to others in accordance with legal guidelines. Patients expect their providers and health care organizations to be truthful and to supply accurate, clear, open, and honest communication.

6/FRAUD:It is a broad term that refers to acts intended to swindle someone. Fraud always includes a falsehood , misrepresentation or deceitful conduct. The purpose is to realize something useful , usually money, by misleading or deceiving someone into believing something that the perpetrator knows to be false.

7/NON PRIVILEGED INFORMATION:  It means documents and records, whether hard copy or electronic, which are not subject to any legal privilege preventing its discovery and/or disclosure in a legal proceeding.

8/NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICE (NPP):HIPAA-mandated notice that covered entities must give to patients and research subjects that describes how a covered entity may use and disclose their protected health information, and informs them of their legal rights regarding protected health information.

9/PRIVILEGED INFORMATION: It means that which is to be only shared between specific parties and not admissible in court, protected from a subpoena

10/BREACH OF CONFIDENTIAL: It occurs when data or information provided in confidence to you by a client is disclosed to a third party without your client's consent.

11/COMMUNICATION: It is a process of transmitting and sharing ideas, opinions, facts, values etc. from one person to another or one organization to another .”

12/COMPLIANCE PLAN: It is to assist providers and their agents and develop effective internal controls that promote adherence to applicable federal and state law, and the program requirements of federal, state, and private health plans.

13/CONSENT: It is your agreement for a doctor or healthcare professional to provide you with treatment, including any medical or surgical management, care, therapy, test or procedure

14/INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFIABLE HEALTH: it's a subset of health information, including demographic information collected from a private , and: is made or received by a health care provider, health plan, employer, or health care clearinghouse

15/INFORMATION: It is associated with data, as data represents values attributed to parameters, and information is data in context and with meaning attached.

16/PRIVACY: It is the practice of maintaining the security and confidentiality of patient records. ... The terms also can ask the physical privacy of patients from other patients and providers while during a medical facility.

17/TRANSACTION: Interaction arising from the encounter of two or more persons . It is a transactional analysis, the unit of analysis involving a social stimulus and a response.

ABBREVIATIONS:

EDI: Electronic Data Interchange

CMS: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

CPT: Current Procedural Terminology

NPP: Notice of Privacy Practices

OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United. States Department of Labor(Ensuring safety at work and a healthful work environment and started from 1970)