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HIPAA, Part 2: Security Standards for Health Care Records (1 credit hours)
This module provides information about the security standards for health care records under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) and the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Upon completion of this training module, the student should have a basic understanding of how patients may access their health care records; how to provide patients with notice of an organization’s privacy practices and how to obtain patient written authorization to release patient information.

Persons working in the field of renal care need to understand security standards for health care records since they handle health care records and work with patients on a daily basis.

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:
  • Describe methods of obtaining access to personal health care records.
  • Describe "Notice of Privacy Practices"
  • Identify who receives a "Notice of Privacy Practices" and when they normally receive it
  • Define "marketing" under the Privacy Rule
  • Define "preemption" and relevance of the term to the Federal Privacy Rule
  • Identify types of communications exempt from the Privacy Rule's definition of "marketing"
  • Discuss possible violations of the Privacy Rule and penalties for health care professions.

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.

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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.

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Webilography
Consumer Complaints
HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Medical Privacy - National Standards to Protect the Privacy of Personal Health Information. Available at: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa. July 19, 2005. Accessed April 12, 2007.

HIPAA and Preemption
New York State, Department of Health. HIPAA Preemption Charts. Available at: http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/hipaa/hipaa_preemption_charts.htm. December 2002. Accessed April 12, 2007.

New York State Office of Mental Health. Health Care Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Preemption Analysis. Available at: http://www.omh.state.ny.us/omhweb/hipaa/preemption_html/preemtitle.htm. March 5, 2003. Accessed April 12, 2007.


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