|
Patient Check-in
Patient check-in is the process where patients check-in to begin their registration with the healthcare facility topically using a clipboard, electronic tablet, touch screen, kiosk, or some other method, sometimes self-service. Patient check in started as far back as the Roman times when patients would wait for special services in purpose-built hospitals. Romans were the first to have hospitals with doctors assigned to consult and observe patients. Prior to the Romans, many cultures such as the Greeks relied on temples and the Gods to cure through supernatural forces. As patient services were made more available, so was the need to have some method of tracking patients as they arrived. History For many years and still to this day, patient check in and registration was done primarily through paper, clipboard, and pencil. Then, on August 21, 1996, President Clinton signed into law HIPAA, which included a Privacy Rule designed to protect patient's privacy. The privacy rule took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA or the Kennedy– Kassebaum Act) is a United States Act of Congress enacted by the 104th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 21, 1996. It modernized the flow of healthcare information, stipulates how personally identifiable information maintained by the healthcare and healthcare insurance industries should be protected from fraud and theft, and addressed some limitations on healthcare insurance coverage. It generally prohibits healthcare providers and healthcare businesses, called ''covered entities'', from disclosing protected information to anyone other than a patient and the patient's authorized representatives without their consent. With limited exceptions, it does not restrict patients from receiving information about themselves. It does not prohibit patients from voluntarily sharing their health information however they choose, nor does it require confidential ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
