Protected Health Information/electronic transmission

Running Head : Protected Health Information

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Question one

According to the US Privacy Rule , protected health information has a broad definition . This has the inclusion of specific health information which could be identifiable for the past , the future or even the present physical health , conditions , mental health , various approaches of providing healthcare to the individual , and the futuristic state present and the past scale of payments which would be related to the provisions of his /her health standards . According to the Privacy Rule

by the federal laws , the individuals have the rights to the health information which relates to the restricted imposition on the use as well as disclosures to various information . Such information seeks to identify the broad health information of an individual . This also seeks to provide various restrictive penalties for the violations to these restrictions ( HYPERLINK "http /epic .org /privacy /medical http /epic .org /privacy /medical

Accordingly , covered identities with the position of holding PHI may use the information even without getting consent from the individual in the requirements of treatment provision to these individual activities related to payments which could comprise of premium setting and their adjudication as well as operating the intends of their business (Clifford , 2000

However , the disclosure and use of PHI should be as per the regulations and the permits of the federal laws . Those having PHI should obtain a full-signed authority by the individual person in the research marketing and performing other activities

Question two

According to the Federal laws , various parts are only accredited in various electronic transmissions either through computer and facsimile Electronic Data Interchange (EDI ) is provided by the HIPAA act of 1996 According to the HIPAA , PHI data which would be interchangeable through electronic devices are the health transactions which compromise the referral certifications , claims on medical accreditations , eligibilities and also medical authorization , Elsewhere , it would include claims on health status dis-enrollment and acts of enrollment , remittances and claim payments , payments on premiums above the benefits allied to medical coordination . This information can be transmitted either through the X-12 computing software and facsimile technologies . According to the act , any transfer of information which is limited to the requirements of electronic information transfer amounts to criminal violations . This also implies that whatever is limited to the transfer can be rationality ruled by the legal authorities

Question 3

According to the various provisions by the HIPAA Act of 1996 electronic transmission of medical record may not violate the HIPAA Act of 1996 . This is from the broad framework of the Federal floor on the privacy protection on the information about health matters by an individual . The act has provided the legislative laws that provide protection above allowing various state standards on the use of health information

According to the rule , the Federal state has provided various mandates on the broad health by an individual , which even imposes various restrictions . This helps to safeguard on the disclosure and the use of the identifiable information by an...