Veterans Health Administration
Transcript: The personal information of about 1.1 million active-duty military personnel, 430,000 members of the National Guard and 645,000 members of the Reserves, was stolen in the recent theft of computer data from the Department of Veterans Affairs. 26.5 million people affected, veterans and their spouses included. The data include Social Security numbers and disability ratings. References What are the most common medical coding and reimbursement issues within the organization? http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=6tSxpRY DD FORM 214 1010-EZ 10-5345 By Michaela L. Reyes HCA 1700 Managing Healthcare Information Professor Mark Rafuls How does the HITECH Act impact the VA? EPIC - Veterans Affairs Data Theft. (n.d.). Retrieved August 22, 2015, from https://epic.org/privacy/vatheft/ [Capture Billing]. (2010, October 29). The HITECH Act: Electronic Health Records and Meaningful Use. [Video File]. Retrieved from EHEALTH. (n.d.). Retrieved August 22, 2015, from http://www.ehealth.va.gov/VistA.asp http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=6tSxpRY VLER Health. (n.d.). Retrieved August 22, 2015, from http://www.va.gov/VLER/about-vler-health.asp#vler-health-exchange 10-583 Conclusion Common Patient Forms 10-10EZ From 2010 through May 2013, VA department employees or contractors were responsible for 14,215 privacy breaches affecting more than 101,000 veterans across 167 VA facilities, including incidences of identity theft, stealing veteran prescriptions, Facebook posts concerning veterans' body parts, and failing to encrypt data, a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review investigation revealed. Recent VA privacy and security violations prompted a June 2013 hearing on Capitol Hill regarding the topic of protecting veterans' private information. "VA places the highest priority in safeguarding Veterans’ and employees’ personal information," Stephen W. Warren, acting assistant secretary at the Office of Information and Technology at VA, told lawmakers at the hearing. (2013, McCann) SECURITY VistA Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture - is VA's award winning Health Information Technology (IT) system. It provides an integrated inpatient and outpatient electronic health record for VA patients, and administrative tools to help VA deliver the best quality medical care to Veterans.(n.d.,U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs) UB-04 Veterans Health Administration How will the Healthcare Information Exchange assist your organization? COMMON FINANCIAL FORMS HITECH is improving the management of healthcare information because it is persuading more physicians and their practices and other hospitals to implement EHRs in the workplace. No more paper based claims or records being lost or mishandled More time efficient and more security because of lack of paper trail. COMMON HIPAA VIOLATIONS McCann, E. (2013, October 14). VA remains one of top privacy offenders. Retrieved August 22, 2015, from http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/va-remains-one-top-privacy-offenders 2 most important legal aspects HIM Responsibilities PRIVACY VLER Health is a program that shares certain parts of your Veteran health record between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Defense (DoD), and selected private health care providers over a secure and confidential network known as the eHealth Exchange. This program is free and voluntary for Veterans. - See more at: http://www.sanfrancisco.va.gov/SANFRANCISCO/features/VLER.asp#sthash.isFgx9XW.dpuf EHR SYSTEM USED 10-5345 Monitor: accuracy and productivity outpatient clinician coding Establish policies and procedures obtaining physician clarification Ensure education initiatives are documented My Master Project on 10-7078