Ukukwazisa izigulane zamalungelo okuzimela ngasemgangathweni ngumqathango we-Health Insurance and Accountability Act ka-1996 (i-HIPAA). Njengomnikezeli wempilo, unembopheleleko yakho ukwaziswa malunga nemigangatho equka i-PHI phantsi kwe-HIPAA Private Rule. I-HIPAA Ubumfihlo Iinkcukacha zolawulo iinkcukacha malunga nokuba iinkcukacha ezikhuselweyo zingasetyenziselwa kwaye zichazwe kwaye yintoni ulwazi olubhekwa njenge-PHI.
Kwakhona kubonakalisa indima yababoneleli ngokukwazisa izigulane zamalungelo abo abucala.
Abanikezeli benonophelo lwempilo banembopheleleko yokubonelela izigulane zabo ngeSaziso soBucala boBucala. Esi saziso, njengoko kufunwa yi-HIPAA Private Rule, sinikeza izigulane ilungelo lokufumana ulwazi malunga namalungelo abo abucala njengoko kuhambelana nolwazi lwabo lwezempilo olukhuselekile (PHI) .
Injongo ephambili yesaziso sokuziphatha ngasese kukuzisa izigulane zamalungelo abo nendlela yokusebenzisa loo malungelo. Isaziso sifanele sichaze ulwazi oluthile ngokulula ukuqonda imigangatho:
- Indlela umniki-benzisi oza kusebenzisa ngayo kwaye achaze i-PHI
- Amagulane amalungelo anxulumene nePHI yawo
- Ingxelo ekwazisa isigulane semithetho efuna umboneleli ukuba agcine ubumfihlo be-PHI yabo
- Ngaba izigulane ziyakwazi ukudibanisa ngolwazi olungaphezulu malunga nomgaqo-nkqubo we-ngasese
Ngaphambi kokunyanga kokuqala kwesigulane, ababoneleli kufuneka banikele isaziso ngaphambi kokuba iinkonzo zenziwe ngaphandle kweemeko ezingxamisekileyo.
Izigulane kufuneka zisayine ukubhala ngokubhaliweyo ukuba zifumene isaziso semisebenzi yobumfihlo. Kwiimeko ezinxamisekileyo, ababoneleli bafuna ukuzama ukubonelela isaziso kwaye isigulane sisayine imvume ebhaliweyo.
Ababoneleli abafunwa ukuba banike isaziso semisebenzi yobumfihlo ngasiphi na ixesha isigulane sinika unyango.
I-HIPAA idinga kuphela isaziso sokubonelelwa kwizigulane kanye emva kweminyaka emithathu okanye nayiphi na iinguqu zenziwe kwesaziso.
Indlela efanelekileyo yokuqinisekisa ukuba zonke izigulane zakho zikwaziswa ngokufanelekileyo ngamalungelo abo abucala kukuthumela isaziso semisebenzi yobumfihlo kwindawo ebonakalayo kwaye kukho iikopi ezifumaneka ngokulula kwizigulane xa ziceliwe.
Amalungelo eSifo
- Izigulane zicela ukuba zibone okanye zifumane ikopi yempilo yazo kunye neerekhodi zamabango. Izicelo kufuneka zinikezwe kwiintsuku ezingama-30.
- Izigulane zinokucela impilo kwaye zibange irekhodi ukuba zifuna ukulungiswa okanye zizaliswe. Izicelo zokutshintshwa kwebango zinganqatshwa ngokubhaliweyo zingakapheli iintsuku ezingama-60,
- Iziguli zingacela ukuba ziqhagamshelane ngolwazi oluyimfihlo ngendlela ethile, njengekhaya okanye iofisi, okanye idilesi eyahlukileyo kwidilesi yabo yasekhaya.
- Izigulane zicela i-ofisi yezokwelapha ukunciphisa ulwazi abelana ngalo.
- Iziguli zingacela uluhlu lwazo zonke iinkcazo zeminyaka emithandathu edlulileyo.
- Izigulane zinokumisela igunya lommeli okanye umgcini wezomthetho ukwenza izigqibo malunga nolwazi lwabo lwezempilo.
- Izigulana zinokufaka isikhalazo ukuba amalungelo abo aziva aphulwa
Izigulana ziyakwenza izikhalazo ngeposi, kwifowuni okanye kwiwebhu.
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Ifowuni: 1-877-696-6775
IWebhsayithi: http://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/filing-a-complaint/what-expect/index.html
Kukho iinkalo ezininzi ze-HIPAA okanye ukugcina ukuthotyelwa kwe-HIPAA kwi-ofisi yezobugcisa. I-HIPAA ayikho nje ngokukhusela idatha yesigulane. Kubalulekile ukuba abasebenzi beeofisi zezobugcisa kunye nabaxhamli bezo shishino bafumana imfundo eqhubekayo kunye noqeqesho, okanye ubuncinci, ulwazi oluhlaziyiweyo njengoko ulwazi lwe-HIPAA lunokutshintsha rhoqo.