CASE STUDIES IN HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CASE 2-16 o Accounting for Disclosure of Protected Health Information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act A request for an accounting of disclosure of PHI has been received. This request as shown in Table 2-51 has been assigned to you to process. The patient, John Austin, had requested an accounting for disclosure 14 months ago. His last visit was April 1, 2017. He also had visits in previous years. The routine charge for an accounting of disclosure is $300.00 for the first request and $500.00 for subsequent requests during a 12-month period. Assume that today's date is May 24, 2017. Table 2-5 is available on the student companion website for your use. 1. Identify the HIPAA issues that apply to this case study. 2. Determine the information to be included in the accounting of disclosure. 3. Recommend how this situation should be addressed. Section 2 . INFORMATION PROTECTION ACCESS ARCHIVAL. PRI MATION PROTECTION ACCESS ARCHIVAL PRIVACY, AND SECURITY TABLE 2-5 Disclosures of PHI Evaluation Disclosures of PHI Released to Date of Request Authorized by Attorney 3/7/17 Patient Attorney 3/2/17 TPO Physician 2/15/17 Patient Physician 1/13/17 TPO Blue Cross 2/11/16 TPO Patient 12/17/15 Patient Health Department 7/12/14 Law Subpoena 1/19/13 Law Researcher 12/28/12 Patient Prison official 11/19/11 Law TPO - Treatment, payment, and healthcare operations CASE STUDIES IN HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CASE 2-16 o Accounting for Disclosure of Protected Health Information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act A request for an accounting of disclosure of PHI has been received. This request as shown in Table 2-51 has been assigned to you to process. The patient, John Austin, had requested an accounting for disclosure 14 months ago. His last visit was April 1, 2017. He also had visits in previous years. The routine charge for an accounting of disclosure is $300.00 for the first request and $500.00 for subsequent requests during a 12-month period. Assume that today's date is May 24, 2017. Table 2-5 is available on the student companion website for your use. 1. Identify the HIPAA issues that apply to this case study. 2. Determine the information to be included in the accounting of disclosure. 3. Recommend how this situation should be addressed. Section 2 . INFORMATION PROTECTION ACCESS ARCHIVAL. PRI MATION PROTECTION ACCESS ARCHIVAL PRIVACY, AND SECURITY TABLE 2-5 Disclosures of PHI Evaluation Disclosures of PHI Released to Date of Request Authorized by Attorney 3/7/17 Patient Attorney 3/2/17 TPO Physician 2/15/17 Patient Physician 1/13/17 TPO Blue Cross 2/11/16 TPO Patient 12/17/15 Patient Health Department 7/12/14 Law Subpoena 1/19/13 Law Researcher 12/28/12 Patient Prison official 11/19/11 Law TPO - Treatment, payment, and healthcare operations
