All covered entities (which include medical invoicing companies as well as physicians) need to understand exactly what Protected Health Information (PHI) is sức khỏe và sắc đẹp.
PHI is considered:
Individually familiar health information held or carried by a covered business or its business associate.
This includes any health information (which also includes group data) that is related to:
Past, present or future physical or mental health condition
The health care provision
Past, present or future payments of health care by the person
The Privacy Rule
The privacy rule contains national standards for the protection of individually familiar health information. The rule, established in 2000, tries to make sure the individual information is appropriately protected. At the same time it has to allow the proper flow of health information necessary to ensure high quality health care and protect the stay healthy of the general public.
The rule requires privacy protection safeguards, sets limits on the uses of the information (if done without patient authorization) and uses patient the law concerning their health information.
The Privacy Rule and How it Affects PHI
There are three main situations when PHI can be unveiled according to the privacy rule:
As the Privacy Rule allows
If it is authorized written by the individual
As part of HHS concurrence investigation, review or enforcement action
Permitted Use and Disclosure
Following are some ways PHI can be used without an peoples certification:
For treatment payment and health care operations
In an incident to an otherwise permitted use. This could happen if a hospital visitor overhears two doctors discussing someone’s healthcare while they are deciding on treatment.
Public interest as required by court order, FDA, law enforcement or because of a legal issue
A small data set is allowed for the purpose of research with a data use agreement
Covered Entities Notice of Policy Practice
Covered entities must provide is aware of of their privacy practice to include: PHI use and disclosure permitted and used; duties to protect privacy; a privacy practice notice; a the law and grievance process if those the law have been broken; and a point of contact for more information and to receive complaints.
The Notice of Privacy Practice must be distributed to each individual no later than the first service encounter. It needs to be completed a prompt sending and posted one specific of the covered business.