University of Wisconsin-Madison
HIPAA TRAINING FOR 2019-2020 The next online HIPAA Training course at UW–Madison is expected to roll out in a month. Watch for emails in early October about the training. If you took the 2018-19 course, you are considered compliant until the 2019-20 course is released. Any new employees, research collaborators, or volunteers requiring training until …
This Lunch & Learn featured a presentation by Amanda Reese, UW–Madison’s HIPAA Privacy Officer, and a panel discussion which included UW–Madison health law attorneys and a public affairs expert for the UW School of Medicine and Public Health & UW Health. The presentation was of interest to faculty and staff of the UW–Madison Health Care …
Why is HIPAA Compliance Important to Us at UW–Madison? What’s the Big Deal? 2018 marked a record period of HIPAA enforcement activity by the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). In 2018, OCR’s enforcement activity yielded a total of $28.7 million through settlements and fines. …
Fast Facts about HIPAA and Email This information applies to ALL members of the UW–Madison Health Care Component and ALL members of SMPH As members of the UW–Madison Health Care Component, we frequently use email to exchange Protected Health Information (PHI) with other health care providers, research colleagues, and administrators. HIPAA permits this if we …
Am I part of the UW–Madison Health Care Component (HCC)? UW–Madison is a “hybrid” entity as defined by HIPAA – portions of campus are subject to HIPAA and portions are not. The portion subject to HIPAA is referred to as the UW–Madison “Health Care Component” (or “HCC”). Researchers and key study personnel who conduct research …
Emailing and Faxing PHI We frequently use email and faxes to send Protected Health Information (PHI) to other health care providers, research colleagues, and administrators. The HIPAA Privacy Rule permits using and disclosing PHI in these ways – and requires us to use appropriate safeguards to protect the privacy of the PHI. Before sharing PHI …
Appropriate Use of Health Link for Medical Students Previously, UWSMPH medical students received Health Link access in connection with their clinical clerkships – typically in their 3rd or 4th years of medical school. In light of curriculum redesign, UW Health now deploys full medical student Health Link access starting in the 1st year of medical …
September 7, 2017 UW–Madison is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of our patients’ and research participants’ information. On July 10, 2017, the UW–Madison Department of Family Medicine and Community Health mailed postcards with a request to certain patients to participate in a quality improvement survey project; the information should have been enclosed in …
January 28, 2019 As members of the Health Care Component at UW–Madison, we are especially vulnerable to phishing scams because of the valuable information to which we have access. PLEASE watch out for phishing scams this time of year! They are often mixed in with online shopping announcements and other messages about professional conferences, charitable giving, tax deadlines, …