What were the results of the omnibus rule?
The Omnibus Rule enhanced the enforcement component of the law, giving the HHS OCR (Office for Civil Rights) more power to enforce the rules and levy fines. It also made changes to the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, classifying genetic information as protected health information.
What four items must be included in a record of disclosures of protected health information?
It must be signed and dated. It must be written in plain language. It must have an expiration date. It must state the right to refuse authorization.
What are the five titles under HIPAA?
HIPAA contains five sections, or titles:
- Title I: HIPAA Health Insurance Reform.
- Title II: HIPAA Administrative Simplification.
- Title III: HIPAA Tax-Related Health Provisions.
- Title IV: Application and Enforcement of Group Health Plan Requirements.
- Title V: Revenue Offsets.
Is the HIPAA final rule known as the Omnibus Rule?
The Omnibus Final Rule, the most recent addition to HIPAA, was passed to strengthen the protection of protected health information, especially in electronic form, as well as give patients more access to their individual health information.
Why was the enforcement rule introduced?
Called the Enforcement Rule, the regulations establish how HHS regulators will determine liability and calculate fines for health-care providers found to have violated any of the HIPAA rules following an investigation and administrative hearing.
What is IIHI in HIPAA?
A subset of health information that identifies the individual or can reasonably be used to identify the individual; HIPAA protects individually identifiable health information.
What is the 2013 Omnibus Rule?
The HIPAA Omnibus Rule, which was finalized in 2012 and became effective in 2013, contains edits and updates to all of the previously passed rules. The modifications to the Security, Privacy, Breach Notification, and Enforcement Rules were intended to enhance confidentiality and security in data sharing.
What is the difference between PHI and IIHI?
IIHI only becomes PHI when a covered entity creates, receives, or maintains the information. There is currently no content classified with this term.