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HIPAA<\/h1><\/header>\n\n\n
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This site is a resource for HIPAA information at the University of Wisconsin \u2013 Milwaukee. A summary of the main sections of this site is given here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\nAccess HIPAA Training Dashboard<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Certain 51ÁÔÆæ employees, volunteers, students and researchers are required to complete HIPAA training<\/a>. Program Leads can review their department’s trainees’ history on the training dashboard.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Policies & Procedures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

51ÁÔÆæ’s Policies and Procedures<\/a> for the Protection of Patient Health Information Under HIPAA, including sample forms.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Self Assessment (Audit Programs)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tool for helping Covered Departments<\/a> determine how they might fare in a HIPAA audit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download Self Assessment (xlsx)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Overviews<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Each the training category (Basics, Provider Units, Administrative Units, Researchers, Clinical Students, Clinical Instructors) has an overview to be read through prior to the training<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Security Guidelines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Guidance to 51ÁÔÆæ departments on the technical aspects of complying with the HIPAA Security Rule<\/a>, which governs the storage and transmission of Electronic Protected Health Information.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Additional form resources<\/a> for informed consent, authorization, and disclosure of PHI.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Privacy Officers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Privacy Officers<\/a> are responsible for ensuring that 51ÁÔÆæ’s HIPAA Policies and Procedures are implemented by the Covered Departments<\/a> in their respective school, college, or division.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-12","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/hipaa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" 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