Unit 2- Dermal Punc.

HIPAA

health insurance & portability act

HIPAA protects

privacy and security of protect health information

how HITECH stenghtens HIPAA

adding more rules and stricture penalties

EHR

electronic health record

EHR is

digital gathering of PT’s med history

EHR efficiency

follows PT across HC environments, more accessible

EHR example

PT med history, doctor notes, info shared among relevant health professionals

HIPAA- privacy rule

info shared with people allowed, clients can view and request changes, allows client to know who has access and why, at doctor office docu explains your rights, how HC provider uses ur info

PHI

protected health information

PHI is

info in context of med treatment that can reasonably identify PT

Protection of privacy guide lined

share info with right person, don’t talk about PT in public, ensure privacy when talking about zpt with other care members,log out of your computer, don’t leave docus out, know facilities policies on files and docus

PHI ex

name, DOB,ss,adress

Therapeutic comm.

improve PT’s comfort,safety,trust,health, and overall-well being

active listening

fully engaged,summarize PT words,open ended questions,no distractions

non-verbal comm.

personal space,facial and body language,eye contact

verbal comm.

pace,tone,volume

CLIA88 does

make sure med labs produce accurate and reliable test results

CLIA 88 test category

waved- preg test, anyone can do/use it, mod. complexity- blood test, high complexity- molecular tests

CLIA 88 effects

med labs, lab workers, PT’s

CLIA 88 deff

clinical laboratory improvement amendments of 1988

CLIAC

clinical laboratory improvement advisory committee

CLIAC does

advise gov. on how to improve lab testing and safety

AABB deff

association for the advancement of blood and biotherapies

AABB does

sets standard 4 blood bank and donations,transfusions,cell therapies

CMS deff

centers for medicare and medicaid services

CMS does

oversees health insurances and health quality standards

CDC deff

centers for disease control

CDC does

tracks and prevents disease and protects public health

CAP deff

college of American pathologist

CAP does

acredits labs and ensure ensures high quality lab testing

CLSI deff

clinical laboratory standards institute

CLSI does

creates guidelines for lab testing and procedures

TJC deff

the joint commisions

TJC does

inspects and accredits hospitals and hc facilities to ensure safe and high quality care

OSHA deff

occupational safety and health administration