Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

A hybrid entity, UM maintains a HIPAA policy to protect the privacy of individuals.

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights: HIPAA general information
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights: What's new
• HIPAA-Collaborative of Wisconsin

Policies and Procedures

• Accounting of Disclosures
• Business Associate Addendum
• Business Associates with Access to Protected Health Information
• Destruction/Disposal of Patient Health Information
• Disclosure to Third Parties
• Identity Verification
• Issuing and Administering Privacy Notices
• Mandatory HIPAA Education and Training
• Patient Acknowledgement of Receiving "Notice of Privacy Practices"
• Patient Photography, Videotaping, Other Imaging, and Audio Recording
• Patient Privacy-Related Complaints
• Patient's Right to Access, Inspect and Copy Protected Health Information
• Patient's Right to Request Amendment of Protected Health Information
• Patient's Right to Request Restrictions on Confidential Communications
• Patient's Right to Revoke Authorization for Disclosure of Protected Health Information
• Permission to Gather Personal Health Information
• Privacy Notice
• Retention of Records and Reasonable Fee for Release
• Sanctions for Failure to Comply with Privacy Policies
• Treatment, Payment & Health Care Operations as Defined by HIPAA
• Use and Disclosure by and for Personal Representatives, Minors, and Deceased Individuals
• Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information for Judicial and Administrative Proceedings
• Use or Disclosure of Protected Health Information for Marketing Purposes
• Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information for Workers' Compensation Purposes