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HIPAA, Part 1: Overview and Patient Confidentiality (1 credit hours)

This module provides an overview of HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996), the motivation behind the U.S. Congress adopting this law and its impact on the health care system. The general elements of HIPAA are discussed. Upon completion of this module, the learner should have a basic understanding of what HIPAA is and how to learn more about HIPAA.

Persons working in the field of health care need to understand HIPAA and the Privacy Rule because they work with confidential patient information in the performance of their daily duties.

Planners, content specialists and feedback personnel have declared that there is no conflict of interest in the preparation and content of this module. There is no commercial support for or endorsement of products in this module.

Todd Erik Henry, JD, MPA, MA, MS
Todd Henry is a graduate of Western State University law school (Fullerton, CA), and of California State University (Fullerton), with degrees in Political Science, Health Care Administration, and Business Administration. His public sector background, combining health care service issues and public policy, extends from practical administrative experience (as Health Policy Manager for the State of Washington Department of Health, Olympia) to the development of health and human service policy positions and programs (as Commissioner for the Snohomish County Children’s Commission, Everett, WA, his current position). Todd has published articles on health care administration and related issues in Minnesota Physician, Managed Care Quarterly, and Connect Business Magazine, and has served as a board member for health care-related organizations. He is also a registered x-ray technician in the state of Washington.
Michelle R. Henry, RN, BSN, BS
Michelle Henry is a registered nurse (Washington State) and holds degrees in Nursing from Coe College (Cedar Rapids, IA) and in Psychology and Sociology (Morningside College, Sioux City, IA). Michelle has worked as a Nurse Manager and Nurse Clinician, with over ten years’ experience spanning roles as a physician extender and clinical trainer in child mental health; to coordinating and providing employee health and safety and OSHA training to clinical and administrative staff, as well as developing quality improvement projects. In her current position as Nurse Manager for the Evergreen Clinic (Community Health Center of Snohomish County, Everett, WA), she supervises and provides clinical oversight to registered nurses and medical assistants. Additionally, Michelle has volunteered as an American Heart Association and American Red Cross CPR/First Aide Trainer since 1998.

Upon completion of this module, learners will be able to:

  • Identify the meaning of the acronym "HIPAA."
  • Describe the purpose and function of HIPAA
  • Define terms specific to HIPAA such as “PHI” and “electronic transaction standard."
  • Explain the primary reasons why HIPAA was enacted into law
  • Explain "Privacy Rule" in the context of HIPAA
  • Describe the composition of a HIPAA Compliance Team
  • Identify the location of an individual organization’s policies and procedures to implement HIPAA and the Privacy Rule.
  • Explain the role of HHS in HIPPA regulation

Bibliography
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Pub.L.104-191.

Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information, 65 FR 82462.

65 FR 53182.

45 CFR Part 160.

45 CFR Part 164.

Bantam medical dictionary. 5th edition. New York: Bantam; 2004.

Black’s law dictionary. Fifth edition. Saint Paul, MN: West Publishing; 1979.

Dorland's illustrated medical dictionary. 28th edition. W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia; 1994.

Doscher M. HIPAA: A short- and long-term perspective for health care. Chicago: American Medical Association Press; 2002.

Hartley C and Jones E D. HIPAA transactions: A non-technical business guide for health care. Chicago, Ill.: American Medical Association Press; 2004.

Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary. 11th edition. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster; 2003.

Microsoft Encarta college dictionary: The first dictionary For the Internet Age. New York: Saint Martin’s Press; 2001.

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Ostrom C M. “Privacy rule to limit word on patients.” The Seattle Times. April 13, 2003.

Oxford Essential Dictionary of Abbreviations. New York: Berkley Books; 2004.

Sheron D. Medical record security tested. San Antonio Express-News. March 1, 2001, Business Page 1E.

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. Privacy and Your Health Information. Fact Sheet. No Date.

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. Your Health Information Privacy Rights. Fact Sheet. No Date.

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. General Overview of Standards for Privacy for Individually Identifiable Health Information. Washington, D.C.: April 3, 2003.

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Health Care Financing Administration. HCFA policy for disclosure for individually identifiable information. Program Memorandum. Change Request 1156, Transmittal AB-0-46, Washington, D.C.: June 2000.

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, HHS Press Office. HIPPA fact sheet. HHS News Release. Washington, D.C.: April 14, 2003.

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. How to file a health information privacy complaint with the office for civil rights. Washington, D.C.: June 2000.

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Fact sheet: Protecting the privacy of patients' health information. Washington, D.C.: April 14, 2003.

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. OCR privacy brief: Summary of the HIPAA privacy rule. Washington, D.C.: May 2003.

Wahlberg D. Healthy living: New law to guard patient privacy. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. March 25, 2003: C1.

Webliography
American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Home Page. Available at: http://www.ansi.org. Accessed April 12, 2007.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. Clinical Research and the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Available at: http://privacyruleandresearch.nih.gov/clin_research.asp. February 2004. Accessed April 12, 2007.

U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Available at:http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/. Accessed April 12, 2007.

U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The Federal Register Main Page. Available at:http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/index.html. Accessed April 12, 2007.


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