HIPAA and the Five Titles
Title I, Health Insurance Access, Portability and Renewability
Protects health insurance coverage for workers who change or lose their jobs.
Privacy Officer
A staff member who maintains records, trains other staff members on HIPAA rules and regulations, and creates the formal paperwork needed to comply with the requirements.
Title V, Revenue Offsets
Applies to company-owned life insurance, as well as treatment of individuals who lose U.S. citizenship for income tax purposes.
Title IV, Application and Enforcement of Group Health Insurance Requirements
Applies to health insurance companies and addresses issues such as how they have to treat preexisting conditions.
TItle III, Tax Related Health Provisions
Provides for certain deductions for health insurance.
Title II, Preventing Healthcare Fraud & Abuse, Administrative Simplification and Enforcement of Group Health Insurance Requirments
Requires the HHS to establish national standards for electronic healthcare transactions and national identifies for providers, health plans and employers. It provides requirements about security and privacy of health data, and it also sets stringent penalties for violations against the HIPAA requirements.
HIPAA
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1966 - Legislation that greatly affected the U.S. Medical Comunity
HIPAA contains these 'five' parts:
Title I, Health Insurance Access, Portability, and Renewability, Title II, Preventing Healthcare Fraud & Abuse, Administrative Simplification, & Medical Liability Reform, Title III, Tax-Related Health Provisions, Title IV, Application and Enforcement of Group Health Insurance Requirments, and Title V, Revenue Offsets.
Which legislation in which title do doctors address when they cite 'HIPAA requirements' while discussing paperwork or processes?
Title II, Preventing Healthcare Fraud & Abuse, Administrative Simplification and Enforcement of Group Health Insurance Requirements.
Which title is the part of HIPAA that most directly affects medical offices and their patients?
Title II, Preventing Healthcare Fraud & Abuse, Administrative Simplification and Enforcement of Group Health Insurance Requirements.
Which Title of HIPAA was created to minimize the risk of patient's protected health information being seen by anybody who shouldn't see it while providing patients easier access to their own medical information?
Title II, Preventing Healthcare Fraud & Abuse, Administrative Simplification and Enforcement of Group Health Insurance Requirments
HHS
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - is required by Title II to establish national standards for electronic healthcare transactions and national identifiers for providers, health plans and employers. It provides requirements about security and privacy of health data, and it also sets stringent penalties for violations against the HIPAA requirements.
Do HIPAA requirements apply to pharmacies?
Yes, they are regulated mainly by states, but there are some pieces of federal legislation that affects them, and HIPAA is one.
