http://hipaa.uams.edu Updates and news from the UAMS HIPAA Office. en-us Fri, 13 Oct 2009 11:22:00 EST Our office is here to help meet your needs! http://hipaa.uams.edu/Mar09HIPAAResourcesCapsule.pdf KDAlexander@uams.edu (Kyla Alexander) Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EST What do the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules require of covered entities when they dispose of protected health information? http://hipaa.uams.edu/disposalFAQs.pdf OCRMail@hhs.gov Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EST There are eighteen PHI identifiers, and they apply to patients, relatives, employers or household members of the patients. http://hipaa.uams.edu/there_are_eighteen_PHI_identifiers.pdf VMChenault@uams.edu (Vera Chenault) Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EST Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule limit an individual’s ability to gather and share family medical history information? http://hipaa.uams.edu/FamilyMedicalHistoryFAQs.pdf OCRMail@hhs.gov Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EST The HIPAA Office can tailor it's training to any UAMS department's needs. http://hipaa.uams.edu/Other_HIPAA_Training.htm WestbrookAnitaB@uams.edu (Anita Westbrook) Fri, 3 Apr 2009 15:24:00 EST Bring Your Sons and Daughters to Work Day” is coming up, and the HIPAA staff would like to remindanyone choosing to participate that UAMS has a policy that addresses who can be on campus. http://hipaa.uams.edu/April09.pdf KDAlexander@uams.edu (Kyla Alexander) Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:01:00 EST Joan Harley is a busy clinician who cares for many patients in the course of her day. Whether in a clinic or inpatient unit, she is constantly accessing the work room computer or making notations on chart documentation. http://hipaa.uams.edu/May2009.pdf dobbinswilliamn@uams.edu (Bill Dobbins) Wed, 20 May 2009 09:36:00 EST To prevent and detect identity theft involving UAMS Covered Accounts and comply with the Trade Commission's Red Flags Rule, this policy implements UAMS’s Identity Theft Prevention Program. http://uams.edu/AdminGuide/PDFs/3.1.43.pdf dobbinswilliamn@uams.edu (Bill Dobbins) Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:08:00 EST Vocera is a great communication system and a convenient time saver for our staff. http://hipaa.uams.edu/CapsuleJune09.pdf westbrookanitab@uams.edu (Anita Westbrook) Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:41:00 EST The HIPAA Privacy Rule requires an individual to provide signed permission, known as an Authorization under section 164.508 of the Privacy Rule. http://hipaa.uams.edu/July09Capsule.pdf valentinepamelam@uams.edu (Mo Valentine) Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:32:00 EST Did you know that most information security breaches occur from the inside rather than the outside of organizations? http://hipaa.uams.edu/CapsuleSep09.pdf AVestal@uams.edu (Ashley Vestal) Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:42:00 EST As a work force, we are all on the same team when we safeguard our patients’ protected health information (PHI). http://hipaa.uams.edu/Sept09.pdf dobbinswilliamn@uams.edu (Bill Dobbins) Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:42:00 EST This policy is established to set the guidelines for taking pictures of UAMS patients, use of patient photographs, and safeguards to be enacted to protect the privacy and security of patient photographs. http://uams.edu/AdminGuide/PDFs/3.1.44.pdf VMChenault@uams.edu (Vera Chenault) Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:42:00 EST New HIPAA regulations require that we notify patients anytime there has been a breach of their protected health information (PHI). http://hipaa.uams.edu/Whatisabreach.pdf VMChenault@uams.edu (Vera Chenault) Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:42:00 EST SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is issuing this interim final rule with a request for comments to require notification of breaches of unsecured protected health information. http://hipaa.uams.edu/e9-20169.pdf VMChenault@uams.edu (Vera Chenault) Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:42:00 EST Individuals’ genetic information will have greater protections through new regulations issued today by the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/10/20091001b.html OCRMail@hhs.gov Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:42:00 EST To remain in compliance with recently changed HIPAA compliance regulations, UAMS will remove the ability to auto-forward emails outside of UAMS entities effective 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14. http://hipaa.uams.edu/forwardemail.pdf CochranStephenW@uams.edu (Steve Cochran) Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:42:00 EST Federal regulations require that all Protected Health Information (PHI) and other Confidential Information that is stored on thumb drives be encrypted. http://hipaa.uams.edu/SecureUSB ThumbDrives Required.pdf CochranStephenW@uams.edu (Steve Cochran) Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:42:00 EST Voicemail can be an eff ective tool in keeping our patients informed about upcoming appointments or to notify them in case of a schedule change. http://hipaa.uams.edu/October2009Capsule.pdf DobbinsWilliamN@uams.edu (Bill Dobbins) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:22:00 EST Social Networking sites have exploded with viral popularity in the last 2-3 years. http://hipaa.uams.edu/November2009Capsule.pdf DobbinsWilliamN@uams.edu (Bill Dobbins) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:22:00 EST NOTE: The following Q and A's address matters that, in the event of a disaster or emergency, could potentially be the subject of or be affected by a waiver or modification of certain requirements of the Social Security Act (the Act). http://hipaa.uams.edu/1135_Waiver.pdf RODALDSC@cms.hhs.gov Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:22:00 EST