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HIPAA
(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
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1. The goals of HIPAA are to guarantee health insurance coverage, reduce fraud and abuse,
protect patient information and to establish standards for administrative simplification.
2. Organizations or entities affected by the HIPAA regulations include, health plans,
healthcare clearinghouses and healthcare providers to name a few.
3. A violation under civil law can result in a fine of $500.00 per violation and up to $3000.00
per calender year.
4. Any criminal misuse of information can result in a prison term of 1 to 10 year.
5. Privacy Regulation is not set up to provide basic rights for patients.
6. In relation to HIPAA privacy means determining who should have access, what the
patient's rights to confidentiality are, and what inappropriate access to health records means.
7. HIPAA Privacy regulation does not override laws that provide less stringent protections.
8. Privacy Regulation provides that personal health information may be disclosed to
business associates only to help them complete their health care functions.
9. A parent or guardian is not considered a personal representative of her/his minor child and
does not have the right to see the child's personal health information.
10. Patient privacy may be violated when PHI (Personal Health Information) is left on voice
mail messages or telephone answering machines.
JCAHO CERTIFIED
Texas Nurse Connection, Ltd will be available during normal business hours 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday.  After hours and on
holidays and weekends, the phones will be transferred to on call coordinator on duty and client will receive a call list with back-up numbers.
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Texas Nurse Connection, Ltd * 3385 North 3rd Suite 1 * Abilene, Texas 79603
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