HIPAA Privacy and OASIS Confidentiality
Sets out how the Agency protects the privacy of patient health information under the HIPAA Privacy Rule and keeps OASIS data confidential under 42 CFR §484.40: the privacy official and complaint contact, the notice of privacy practices and acknowledgment, minimum necessary, sharing with family and caregivers, patients' privacy rights, safeguards in the home and the office, training, sanctions, mitigation and the six-year documentation rule.
About this policy
- Policy number
- MO-HH-PRV-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 45 CFR §164.530
- Library
- Missouri home health · 57 policies
- Category
- Privacy
- Sections
- 20
In short
- Give every new patient the privacy notice and ask them to sign the acknowledgment.
- Look at a record only when your job needs it. Access is logged and checked.
- Ask the patient before you talk about care in front of visitors or family.
- Never post about patients on social media or use personal texts or email for patient information.
- OASIS information is confidential and is never released to the public.
- Report any privacy problem at once to Lee Sample.
What's inside
20 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (45 CFR Part 164, Subpart E; 42 CFR §484.40)
- 5. Notice of Privacy Practices
- 6. OASIS Privacy Notice and Confidentiality
- 7. Everyday Uses and Disclosures
- 8. Patients' Privacy Rights
- 9. Safeguards in the Home, the Office, and on the Road
- 10. Business Associates
- 11. Missouri Law and Changes in Federal Law
- 12. Complaints, Sanctions, and Mitigation
- 13. Responsibilities
- 14. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 15. Staff Training
- 16. References
- 17. Related Policies and Forms
- 18. Approval
- 19. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Who is your privacy official, and who takes privacy complaints?
- Show me the notice of privacy practices and the patient's signed acknowledgment.
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