After reading Chapter 2, Privacy, Security, and HIPAA, you will complete an outline of the outcomes. Your outline should be organized and concise. This can be tricky because there is a lot of information to read and review, but once you read the information provided through textbooks and other resources, you should be able to explain and define the information in a concise manner.

Q outcomes.

1. Name the two provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) that relate most to health care.
2. Explain the difference between Title I: Health Insurance Reform and Title II: Administrative Simplification.
3. Define and discuss HIPAA roles, relationships, and key terms, including HIPAA in the practice setting.
4. Describe the Privacy Rule under HIPAA.
5. Define and discuss protected health information (PHI).
6. Illustrate the difference between privileged and nonprivileged information.
7. Identify the difference between disclosure and use of PHI and discuss exceptions to HIPAA.
8. State the guidelines for HIPAA privacy compliance.
9. Explain patient rights under HIPAA.
10. Explain the responsibilities of the health care organization to protect patient rights under HIPAA.
11. Define the provisions of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act).
12. Discuss the Security Rule and how it relates to coding and billing.
13. List the three major categories of security safeguards under HIPAA.
14. Explain the purpose of the HIPAA Omnibus Rule.
15. List the consequences of noncompliance with HIPAA and the HITECH Act.
16. Discuss how HIPAA affects all areas of the health care office, including the organization and staff's responsibilities in protecting patient rights.