Questions and Answers
What is privileged communication?
Information that is shared within a protected relationship.
Give an example of privileged communication.
Physician and patient, attorney and client, clergy and counselor.
With whom can the patient's information be shared?
The members of the patient's healthcare team.
What is the privacy rule?
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What does PHI stand for?
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What is privacy in relation to patient information?
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What does confidentiality mean?
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What does disclosure refer to?
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How is authorization defined?
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What are some elements that must be included in the formal authorization?
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What are the six patient rights under the privacy rule?
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What forms must patients read and sign?
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What situations allow for disclosure with authorization?
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What are some examples of legal and public interest issues?
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What is included in emotional abuse?
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What is included in physical abuse?
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What is included in sexual abuse?
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Who can be affected by a breach in confidential information?
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Study Notes
Privileged Communication
- Information shared in protected relationships, ensuring confidentiality.
Examples of Privileged Communication
- Physicians and patients, attorneys and clients, clergy and counselors.
Sharing Patient Information
- Can only be shared with members of the patient's healthcare team.
Privacy Rule
- Protects private patient information from unauthorized disclosure.
Protected Health Information (PHI)
- Individually identifiable health information, including name, address, date of birth, and Social Security Number (SSN).
Privacy Rights
- Patients control the use of their PHI and choose who accesses their information.
Confidentiality
- Maintaining discretion when handling PHI to ensure protection and trust.
Disclosure
- The act of releasing, transferring, or providing access to PHI.
Authorization Definition
- Patients give permission to disclose their information to others.
Elements of Formal Authorization
- Must be written, easy to understand, specify the entities and individuals involved, detail the extent of accessed info, include an expiration date, and be signed and dated by the patient.
Patient Rights Under the Privacy Rule
- Right to notice of privacy practices, request restrictions on PHI use, request confidential communications, access a copy of protected info, request amendments to health info, and receive an accounting of PHI sharing.
Required Patient Acknowledgment Forms
- Patients must read and sign the notice of privacy practice and the release of information form.
Situations Permitting Disclosure with Authorization
- Patients reviewing their information, obtaining consent for disclosure, uses for payment or research, and involvement in legal or public matters.
Examples of Legal and Public Interest Issues
- Court requests for medical info, law enforcement identification needs, reporting abuse or neglect, birth and death registries, serious diseases outbreaks, and organ transplants.
Emotional Abuse Indicators
- Includes demands, insults, humiliation, stalking, threats, and lack of affection.
Physical Abuse Indicators
- Involves physical mistreatment, violence, inappropriate restraint, and withholding care.
Sexual Abuse Indicators
- Encompasses sexual gestures, suggestions of behavior, and unwanted touching.
Signs of Abuse
- Unexplained injuries, malnutrition, dehydration, bizarre injury explanations, and unusual pain or bruising.
Affected Parties from Breach of Confidential Information
- Patients, the individual responsible for the breach, and the healthcare facility.
Consequences of Confidentiality Breach
- For patients: ranging from annoyance to identity theft; for responsible parties: disciplinary action, job loss, license revocation, legal actions; for facilities: increased legal work and potential loss of customers.
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