Uchiha

Question 1

HIPPA

Answer 1

Health Insurance Portability & accountablity act
What is protected?
-medical records
health info by insurance company
billing info
health info held by others

Question 2

How can info be used?

Answer 2

Treatment and care coordination
Billing
Research
protect public health
reports to police

Question 3

Who has access to info?

Answer 3

Persons named in your advanced directives

Others that the patient identifies

Question 4

What is off limits?

Answer 4

Do not discuss pts in public
Do not use identifying markers
Do not publish info
DO not take pics of charts

Question 5

Medical record dual ownership

Answer 5

Physical property of the institution

info contained within property of patient

Question 6

Image Maintanence

Answer 6

Maintained for 5 years

Original radiographs stay with facility, copies made