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| What does the acronym HIPAA stand for? | Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act |
| When was the HIPAA bill passed? | 1996 |
| Who are the two senators who spearheaded HIPAA? | Kassebaum and Kennedy |
| What is the goal of HIPAA? | to increase access to health insurance |
| According to HIPAA, can a pre-existing condition or disease prevent an individual from being eligible for insurance? | no |
| What is an example of health care professionals long-standing commitment to patient privacy? | the Hippocratic Oath |
| When sharing a clinical case from your rotation with fellow students or your instructor, you should never use: | identifying information about the patient (name, etc.) |
| With the advent of advance computer technology in the work place, what are two major issues concerning patient records? | 1) transmission & 2) storage of patient records |
| What does the acronym OSHA stand for? | Occupational Safety & Health Administration |
| Which government department does OSHA fall under? | the US Department of Labor |
| What is the function of OSHA? | 1) establishes guidelines for safe work environments for employers & employees; 2) conducts inspections to make sure standarda are met |
| When was OSHA established? | 1970 |
| How many links are in the "chain of infection"? | 6 |
| "Any disease-causing microorganism" is the definition for: | pathogen(s) |
| An organism in which infectious microbes reside is referred to as the: | reservoir host |
| What is a "carrier host"? | organisms that don't show signs/symptoms of disease but are capable of transmitting disease. |
| What is the "portal of exit" in regards to pathogens? | This refers to pathogens route of escape from reservoir host |
| What are 3 ways in which transmission of disease may occur? | direct contact, air, vectors (e.g. insects) |
| Give examples of portals of entry for human disease: | ingestion, inhalation, sexual transmission, breaks in skin |
| What is the last link in the chain of infection? | a susceptible host |
| What is the best way to interrupt the chain of infection? | proper handwashing |
| Which patients are generally susceptible hosts and therefore, at high risk for infections? | cancer patients, AIDS patients, transplant patients, infants, elderly patients |
| The practice of treating all human tissue as if it is infectious is called: | standard precautions |
| Is sweat considered to be an infectious body fluid? | No--sweat, is not considered to be potentially infectious. |
| Infections that originate or occur in a hospital or hospital-like setting are known as: | nosocomial infections |
| What percentage of microorganisms are pathogenic? | 3% |
