minimum necessary
Medical term Safety and Compliance
HIPAA rule to use or share only the least PHI needed for a task. It does not apply to disclosures to a treating provider.
Related terms
- HIPAAHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996: its Privacy and Security Rules govern how…
- PHIProtected health information: health information that identifies a patient, in any form (spoken, paper or…
- Levey-Jennings chartGraph of control results over time with lines for the mean and 1, 2 and 3 standard deviations, used to spot…
- malpracticeNegligence by a professional: care below the accepted standard of the profession that injures the patient.
- mandated reporterSomeone required by state law to tell authorities when they suspect a child, an elder or another vulnerable…
- medical asepsisClean technique: hand hygiene, gloves and cleaning of equipment and surfaces that lower germ counts and…
- N95 respiratorA tight-fitting NIOSH-approved respirator that filters small airborne particles. It needs a fit test before…
- needleless systemA device that collects fluids after access is established, or gives fluids, without using a needle (OSHA).
- needlestick injurySkin puncture by a used needle. Wash with soap and water, report at once, and get a prompt medical evaluation.
- Needlestick Safety and Prevention ActFederal law signed November 6, 2000, that amended OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard: safer devices, a…
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