While we all know HIPAA stands for ‘Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’, the list of acronyms and abbreviations on this topic continually expand. For reference, here is a list of common terms related to HIPAA and healthcare organizations.
AOD Accounting of Disclosures
AAHRPP Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs
AAMC Association of American Medical Colleges
ACC American College of Cardiology
AHA American Heart Association
AHIC American Health Information Community
AHIMA American Health Information Management Association
AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AMA American Medical Association
AOD Accounting of disclosure
ASCO American Society for Clinical Oncology
BA Business Associate
BAA Business Associate Agreement
CE Covered Entity
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CMS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
COBRA The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
CPT Common Procedural Terminology
DOS Date of Service
DUA Data Use Agreement
EDI Electronic Data Interchange
EFT Electronic Funds Transfer
ePHI Electronic Protected Health Information
ePHR Electronic Personal Health Records
EMR Electronic Medical Records
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FOIA Freedom of Information Act
GAO Government Accountability Office
HAS Health Assessment Survey
HEW U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
HHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HIC Health Information Custodians
HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIT Health Information Technology
HMAC Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code
HMO Health Maintenance Organization
HSA/FSA Health Spending Account/Flexible Spending Account
ICU Intensive Care Unit
IPC Information and Privacy Commissioner
IRB Institutional Review Board
IRP Incident Response Plan
NAACCR North American Association of Central Cancer Registries
NCAB National Cancer Advisory Board
NCI National Cancer Institute
NCVHS National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
NIH National Institutes of Health
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
NPDB National Practitioner Data Bank
NPI National Provider Identifier
NPP Notice of Privacy Practices
NUCC National Uniform Claim Committee
OCR Office for Civil Rights
PDA Personal Digital Assistant
PHI Protected Health Information (In HIPAA), Personal Health Information (In PHIPA)
PHIPA Personal Health Information Protection Act
POS Place of Service
PRIM&R Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research
PTAN Provider Transaction Access Number
REB Research Ethics Board
TPO Treatment, Payment, and Operations
UDE Unique Data Elements
VA U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is HIPAA compliance?
This refers to the process for following the procedures required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. HIPAA is the law that established the current standards for protecting patients’ sensitive health-related data. The goal is to ensure healthcare companies do everything possible to secure and protect this information to prevent data breaches.
What is a HIPAA-covered entity?
Entities that are required to adhere to the HIPAA standards include healthcare providers, health plan providers, and healthcare clearinghouses. All of these entities are entrusted with patients’ personal information including Social Security numbers (SSNs), bank account details, and medical histories. Any enterprise that falls into these categories can benefit from HIPAA compliance solutions.
What are HIPAA violations?
There are a number of ways in which a HIPAA-covered entity can fail to comply with regulations. These can include transmitting patient data without sufficient encryption, disclosing patient information to unauthorized entities or falling victim to cyberattacks that expose the data. The scope of potential violations and the severity of the penalties involved makes it all the more important that businesses enlist the help of HALOCK as their HIPAA consultant.
Are there any new HIPAA requirements we should be aware of?
If your organization is responsible for HIPAA compliance, you may have another incentive to begin regular pen testing. That is because on December 24, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to modify HIPAA. Learn more details in this HIPAA article.
Where can I find a guide to HIPAA Acronyms?
Read a glossary of HIPAA and healthcare acronyms.
What are the top threats facing the healthcare industry?
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SOURCES:
The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) HHS
Healthcare Acronyms You Need to Know – therapyappointment.com
National Bureau of Economic Research
NIH National Library of Medicine
NIST Computer Security Resource Center
National Bureau of Economic Research
US Dept of Health & Human Services
