1. Privacy: HIPAA Emerson Murphy-Hill

2. Rosie Callender, RHIA, web.msm.edu/hipaa/An%20Introduction%20to%20HIPAA.ppt What is HIPAA? A Federal Law Created in 1996 H = Health I = Insurance P = Portability and A = Accountability A = Act HIPAA Administrative Simplification Code Sets Security Unique Identifiers Privacy Electronic Transactions

3. Rosie Callender, RHIA HIPAA PRIVACY RULE – Key Elements Personally Identifiable Information (PII) Name All geographic subdivisions smaller than state Birth date Telephone/Fax numbers E-mail addresses Social Security Number Medical Record Number Health Plan Number Account Number Certificate / license number Vehicle identifier/serial number Device identifier/serial number Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) IP addresses Biometric identifiers Photos Other unique characteristics Full face photograph Rosie Callender, RHIA, web.msm.edu/hipaa/An%20Introduction%20to%20HIPAA.ppt

4. Specific Security in Privacy Effective compliance with the Privacy regulations is dependent on security of patient’s Personal Health Information (PHI). Role-based access required under minimum necessary rule Verification and authentication of individuals and authorities requesting PHI Security required by Privacy Rule applies to PHI in all forms Rosie Callender, RHIA, web.msm.edu/hipaa/An%20Introduction%20to%20HIPAA.ppt

5. HIPAA Security ( cont’d ) What is Information Security? All protections in place to ensure that PHI is: kept confidential (confidentiality) not improperly altered or destroyed (integrity) readily available to authorized users (availability) These principles represent the heart of any information security program. Rosie Callender, RHIA, web.msm.edu/hipaa/An%20Introduction%20to%20HIPAA.ppt