What types of records are covered under the IHS Privacy Act system of records for medical records?
There are two major categories of records covered in the IHS medical records system: • A variety of health and medical records concerned with patient care, such as: patient’s name, address, date of birth, tribal affiliation, Social Security Number (voluntary); medical history, diagnosis, treatment records, dental records, nursing logs, treatment logs, laboratory and x-ray records; social services records; disease registries. and, • Third-party billing and reimbursement records, such as: patient’s name, address, date of birth, Social Security Number (voluntary); date of admission; Medicare or Medicaid claim numbers; health plan name, insurance number; employer’s name and address, employment status; and other relevant claim information necessary to process and validate billing and third-party reimbursement claims.
