What You Need to Know About HIPAA
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Article Title: What You Need to Know About HIPAA
Author: Greg Garner
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To be able to protect the privacy of the medical information of patients and to safeguard medical records of workers, a privacy law was passed in the congress last 1996. This privacy law is known to be the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, also commonly referred to as HIPAA. The Act�s main objective is to provide security and protection for compiling, saving and transmitting the confidential medical record of patients.
The privacy law necessitates all the covered providers of health care services to set specific guidelines to guarantee the security of the confidential medical records by means of access limitation and restriction. That is, restricting the access to medical information within a specified group of authorized people as well as limiting the amount of data being provided to the authorized people who are granted access to the record. Included here are some important things you need to know about HIPAA.
Records Limitation
The HIPAA sets guidelines regarding the limitation and restriction on who are allowed to view and get hold of the confidential medical records of patients. The information, though, can be shared with other providers of health care services for purposes of billing settlement, patient care and for the public protection. Individuals who are not given access to the medical information of patients are the patient�s employers, advertisers and other people who are involved in marketing and advertising. Unless otherwise permitted by the patient, these individuals are restricted to access and view the medical information of the patient.
Keeping the Information Access of Health Care Providers under Regulations
The HIPAA has established specific rules and regulations regarding the limitations set for the providers of health care services to access the protected medical information of the patients. The rules apply to all kinds of protected health related records of patients which include electronic, oral and written data. All entities covered by the privacy law need to adhere with the rules and regulations set forth in the privacy law. Among the scope covered by HIPAA are the health insurance plans, health clearing houses, clinics, hospitals and other entities featuring medical services. Other health care providers not engaged in business just like companies handling billing insurance electronically can be an exemption to the restriction regulations.
Protection of the Rights of Patients
The HIPAA outlined particular consumer rights allowing the patients to take control of their health related records. The consumer�s rights also entitle the patients to have the right to request for correction and be granted of the corrections needed for their private medical records. The patients are also entitled to get access and get a copy of their medical records upon request. In cases where the health care providers need to use their patient�s medical records for certain activities other than requested by the patient like for the purpose of marketing or advertising, the providers need to ask a permission and approval from the patient first before they are allowed to do so. The patients have also the rights to know the exact reason why their medical information shall be disclosed. With this, the health care provider needs to give the patient a comprehensive report about the details and reason of information disclosure.
To help you understand more about the HIPAA and to learn more about HIPAA training course, you may try to visit the official website.
About The Author: For more information, please visit our HIPAA Training Course website http://www.hipaaexams.com/hipaa-training.asp
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Article Title: What You Need to Know About HIPAA
Author: Greg Garner
Word Count: 577
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To be able to protect the privacy of the medical information of patients and to safeguard medical records of workers, a privacy law was passed in the congress last 1996. This privacy law is known to be the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, also commonly referred to as HIPAA. The Act�s main objective is to provide security and protection for compiling, saving and transmitting the confidential medical record of patients.
The privacy law necessitates all the covered providers of health care services to set specific guidelines to guarantee the security of the confidential medical records by means of access limitation and restriction. That is, restricting the access to medical information within a specified group of authorized people as well as limiting the amount of data being provided to the authorized people who are granted access to the record. Included here are some important things you need to know about HIPAA.
Records Limitation
The HIPAA sets guidelines regarding the limitation and restriction on who are allowed to view and get hold of the confidential medical records of patients. The information, though, can be shared with other providers of health care services for purposes of billing settlement, patient care and for the public protection. Individuals who are not given access to the medical information of patients are the patient�s employers, advertisers and other people who are involved in marketing and advertising. Unless otherwise permitted by the patient, these individuals are restricted to access and view the medical information of the patient.
Keeping the Information Access of Health Care Providers under Regulations
The HIPAA has established specific rules and regulations regarding the limitations set for the providers of health care services to access the protected medical information of the patients. The rules apply to all kinds of protected health related records of patients which include electronic, oral and written data. All entities covered by the privacy law need to adhere with the rules and regulations set forth in the privacy law. Among the scope covered by HIPAA are the health insurance plans, health clearing houses, clinics, hospitals and other entities featuring medical services. Other health care providers not engaged in business just like companies handling billing insurance electronically can be an exemption to the restriction regulations.
Protection of the Rights of Patients
The HIPAA outlined particular consumer rights allowing the patients to take control of their health related records. The consumer�s rights also entitle the patients to have the right to request for correction and be granted of the corrections needed for their private medical records. The patients are also entitled to get access and get a copy of their medical records upon request. In cases where the health care providers need to use their patient�s medical records for certain activities other than requested by the patient like for the purpose of marketing or advertising, the providers need to ask a permission and approval from the patient first before they are allowed to do so. The patients have also the rights to know the exact reason why their medical information shall be disclosed. With this, the health care provider needs to give the patient a comprehensive report about the details and reason of information disclosure.
To help you understand more about the HIPAA and to learn more about HIPAA training course, you may try to visit the official website.
About The Author: For more information, please visit our HIPAA Training Course website http://www.hipaaexams.com/hipaa-training.asp
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