TOPIC: Patient rights and the privacy rule
HIM Connection, December 28, 2003
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TOPIC: Patient rights and the privacy rule
HIPAA not only protects individually identifiable health information from wrongful uses and disclosures, but also provides for a consistent set of rights with regards to individuals' information. Individuals have the right to:
-notice of privacy practices for protected health information
-request restriction of uses and disclosures
-receive confidential communications
-access to information
-amend information
-accounting of disclosures
-obtain a paper copy of an electronic notice of privacy practices
While codification of these rights may be new under HIPAA, how we should treat information about patients or how other industries treat information about consumers is not. For some time, consumers have had access to personal credit records and have had the right to amend corrections.
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLB) Act of 1999 is similar to HIPAA's administrative simplification for the financial services industry. GLB requires all financial service companies to provide their customers with notices of privacy practices. Not so long ago, educational institutions were required to codify students' rights to their information--giving them the right to access their educational records and providing certain protections.
This week's excerpt is from "HIPAA made simple: Your guide to fast-tracking compliance, second edition," by Margret Amatayakul, MBA, RHIA, FHIMSS. Click here for more information or to order.
Kate Alvarez
Editorial Assistant
kalvarez@hcpro.com
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