What are patient demographical data
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A small peek into what patient demographic data is all about and the need for keeping things privy.
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What are patient demographical data
- 2. What is it? • Definition – demographics A generic term for the inclusionary and exclusionary crit eria used when recruiting human subjects for a clinical trial. • Patient demographics form the core of the data for any medical institution. • They allow for the identification of a patient and his categorization into categories for the purpose of statistical analysis. • Each piece of information is important because correct and quality entry of such information will directly impact physician’s monthly revenue. This is the key to obtaining accurate information which is required for claim submission. • HIPAA states: Protected Health Information (PHI) is any individually identifiable information contained in an electronic or paper medical record. PHI includes a patient's mental or physical health condition as well as a patient's billing and demographic information. All PHI must be used and maintained in a secure fashion. http://in.linkedin.com/in/manuswath 2
- 3. Why? • Inaccurate demographic information may adversely affect the quality of an individual’s healthcare, insurance, and employability. • Healthcare app’s will have to adhere to HIPAA’s security rule whic were developed for two primary purposes. – First, the implementation of appropriate security safeguards protects certain electronic protected health care information (e-PHI) that may be at risk. – Second, protecting an individual’s health information, while permitting the appropriate access and use of that information, ultimately promotes the use of e-PHI in the industry – an important goal of HIPAA. • The Security Rule requires appropriate administrative, physical and technical safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and security of electronic protected health information. http://in.linkedin.com/in/manuswath 3
- 18. References • http://medical- dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/demographi cs • http://www.macadamian.com/2011/12/21/pa tient-demographics/ • http://medicalcareusa.blogspot.in/2009/09/m edical-billing-patient-demographics.html • http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pd f/csi/ehrkit-protect.pdf http://in.linkedin.com/in/manuswath 18