HIPAA

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Penalties for employees and the owner could be financial and criminal

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Even a remote information storage/clinical information back-up company is a Covered Entity

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We must obtain a signed conset again to shar the PHI with a referral specialist

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PHI sharing by unpaid gmail/yahoo or hotmail is possible if the files are encrypted

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Breaches can involve 500 patients or less (small), or could be 500 patients or more (large)

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A patient health information belongs to the clinic and you can only share parts of it with the patient

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Employee "right to know" law mean every employee has the right to know of the hazard posed by chemicals at the workplace or clinic

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You can give a pdf of the complete record to the patient if the patient asks for it

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Likelyhoodof threat can be high, medium or low

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HB 300 apllies only to Texas

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If you want to display a picture of a paient you must get a specific signed authorization for that specific use or purpose, which extends beyond patient health care needs

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HIPAA applies only to the contiguous states of the United States

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Electronically shared PHI need not be protected as it only shared with other covered entities

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Every clinic owner should be trained in Risk Assessment and Risk Analysis