Question

Research HIPAA. Find a valid or reliable site that explains HIPAA for the health care professional and the lay person or patient.
Write at least two paragraphs minimal explaining HIPAA as it pertains to the healthcare professional
Write at least two paragraphs minimal explain HIPAA as it pertains to the patient.
Is there a difference?
List your resources or references

Answer 1

The health insurance portability and accountability act [HIPAA] describes how personal health information [PHI] may be used and how the client can obtain access to the information .PHI includes individually identifiable information that relates to the client's past ,present ,or future health ,treatment ,and payment for health services.The act requires health care agencies to keep PHI private ,provides information to the client about legal responsibilities regarding privacy and explaints the client's right with respect to PHI.The client may file a complaint if the client believes that privacy rights have been violated

client right include the right to do the following

1 inspect a copy of PHI

2 ask the health care agency to amend the PHI that is contained in a record if the PHI is inaccurate

3 request a list of disclosures made regarding the PHI as specified by HIPAA

4 request to restrict how the health care agency uses or disclosesPHI  regarding treatment ,payment or health care services ,unless information is needed to provide emergency treatment

5 request that the health care agency communicate with the client in a certain way or at a certain location ;the request must specify how or where the client wishes to be contacted  

6 Request a paper copy of the HIPAA notice  

USE OR DISCLOSURE OF PHI MAY BE DONE FOR THE FOLLOWING BY THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS

a Health care payment purpose

b Health care operations purpose

c Treatment purpose

d Providing information about health care services

e Data aggregation purpose to make health care benefit decisions

f Administering health care benefits

HIPAA FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS

-Ensures continuity of health care coverage of individuals who are changing jobs

-includesa provision that impacts the management of health information

-seeks to simplify the administration of health insurance

-aims to combat waste,frauds,and abuse in health insurance and health care

With HIPAA regulations,patient have significant new rights to understand and control how their health information is used ,similarly HIPAA ensures a safe working environment for health care workers.HIPAA has researched well in most of the health care professionals book