Topic: Health Information Management
Questions -
Q1. What are the civil and criminal penalties for misappropriation of personal health information (PHI)? (Your response should be at least 75 words in length.)
Q2. Who can sign a medical release form (authorization) to obtain PHI? (Your response should be at least 75 words in length.)
Q3. Explain the purpose of HIPAA uniform identifiers. How do current processes differ from those prior to HIPAA? Be sure to include a brief summation of all three HIPAA uniform identifiers. (Your response should be at least 200 words in length.)
Q4. Explain the administrative safeguards. Be sure to include a minimum of three administrative safeguards. (Your response should be at least 200 words in length.)
Q5. Would you compare the way the Internet operates to the telephone or post office? (Justify your response. Your response should be at least 75 words in length.)
Q6. What are the HIPAA guidelines for provider-to patient email communication? (Your response should be at least 75 words in length.)
Q7. A 60 year-old female, Avis McIntyre, is at the office for her short interval follow-up for newly diagnosed hypertension. Since her last visit the office has adopted the workflow using Patient-Entered Data. Explain the importance (history) and processes of patient-entered data to Ms. McIntyre. (Your response should be at least 200 words in length.)
Q8. Compare and contrast dissimilar kinds of telemedicine. Be sure to include the advantages and disadvantages to each. (Your response should be at least 200 words in length.)
Q9. What determines (quantifies) face-to-face time? Explain what is included in this step. (Your response should be at least 75 words in length.)
Q10. Describe how a general multisystem procedural level is established. Be sure to include and explain the basic four levels of any procedure. (Your response should be at least 200 words in length.)
Q11. Which seven elements are examined to establish the level of E&M services? Describe each and provide an example when each one would be important in the billing process. (Your response should be at least 200 words in length.)