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Tacoma Fire Department
About Me
- Deputy Chief of Administration
- 21 years with Tacoma Fire Dept.
- 15 years as FF/Paramedic
- 7 years of in-hospital experience
- HIPAA Privacy Officer since 2009
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HIPAA Understanding Your Responsibilities Under the Health - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
HIPAA Understanding Your Responsibilities Under the Health - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
HIPAA Understanding Your Responsibilities Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Tacoma Fire Department About Me Deputy Chief of Administration 21 years with Tacoma Fire Dept. 15 years as FF/Paramedic 7
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Disclaimers and Ground Rules
- I am not an attorney
- I am not a “HIPAA Expert”
- I am risk averse (i.e., conservative interpretation)
- Please do not share your violations here
– Opportunity for self-assessment
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What is HIPAA?
- Origins in insurance and billing
- Key elements:
– Protected Health Information – Covered Entities & Business Associates – Disclosure – Accountability
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Key Elements of HIPAA
- Protected Health Information (what)
– Individually identifiable health information – Relates to the past, present, or future condition, care,
- r payment
– Includes info in any form or medium that can reasonably be used to identify an individual
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Key Elements of HIPAA
- Protected Health Information (what)
– Examples
- Patient care documentation
- Dispatch info
- Call intake records
- Verbal discussions
- Digital images or videos
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Key Elements of HIPAA
- Covered Entities and Business Associates (who)
– Covered entity (CE):
- Healthcare provider who transmits any health information
in electronic form in connection with a transaction covered by HIPAA (includes users of third-party billing)
– Business Associate (BA):
- Perform work for or with a CE utilizing PHI
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Key Elements of HIPAA
- Disclosure (where, when, why,
and how)
– General rules:
- Requires patient authorization
- Allowed for treatment, payment,
and healthcare operations
- “Minimum necessary”
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Key Elements of HIPAA
- Accountability(where, when,
why, and how)
– Record maintenance & security – Documented history of record access, use and disclosure
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What’s New?
- Enforcement
- Business Associate
Requirements
- Breach Notification
- Notice of Privacy Practices
- Mental Health PHI
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Common HIPAA Pitfalls
- PHI Security
– Unsecured – Secured (ePHI)
- Admin., physical, and technical
- Remote access/Cloud storage
– Lessons learned
- Case studies
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HIPAA Resources
- 45 CFR Parts 160, 162, & 164
- www.HHS.gov
– OCR
- RCW 70.02
- Discipline-specific organizations
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