{"id":20019,"date":"2003-03-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2003-03-17T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2003\/03\/17\/implementing-hipaa-policies-procedures\/"},"modified":"2003-03-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2003-03-17T06:00:00","slug":"implementing-hipaa-policies-procedures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2003\/03\/17\/implementing-hipaa-policies-procedures\/","title":{"rendered":"Implementing HIPAA policies, procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>Effective today, UNMC will implement a number of policies and procedures necessary to ensure compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). <\/p>\n<p>Beginning today, the Notice of Privacy Practices will be given to patients during their first treatment. The document tells the patient how their medical information may be used and disclosed. <\/p>\n<p>The following policies and procedures (including policy numbers and effective dates) have been implemented, or take effect today:<\/p>\n<p><UL><LI><a href=\"https:\/\/info.unmc.edu\/policy\/confidentiality.htm\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy, Confidentiality and Information Security<\/a>&#8212; Policy 6045 &#8211;Effective date Oct. 25, 2002<\/p>\n<p><LI><a href=\"https:\/\/info.unmc.edu\/policy\/computer_use.htm\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">Computer Use and Electronic Information Security<\/a> &#8211;Policy 6051 &#8211;Jan. 27, 2003 <\/p>\n<p><LI><a href=\"https:\/\/info.unmc.edu\/policy\/retention_destruction_disposal.htm\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">Retention and Destruction\/Disposal of Private and Confidential Information<\/a>&#8212; Policy 6056&#8211; Jan. 27, 2003 <\/p>\n<p><LI><a href=\"https:\/\/info.unmc.edu\/policy\/PHI.htm\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information<\/a> &#8212; Policy 6057 &#8211;March 17, 2003 <\/p>\n<p><LI><a href=\"https:\/\/info.unmc.edu\/policy\/privacy_practices.htm\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice of Privacy Practices<\/a> &#8212; Policy &#8211;March 17, 2003 <\/p>\n<p><LI><a href=\"https:\/\/info.unmc.edu\/policy\/access_amendment_drs.htm\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">Access and Amendment to Designated Record Set<\/a> &#8212; Policy 6059 &#8211;March 17, 2003 <\/p>\n<p><LI><a href=\"https:\/\/info.unmc.edu\/policy\/business.htm\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Associate Agreements and Addendum<\/a> &#8212; Policy 6060 &#8211;March 17, 2003 <\/p>\n<p><LI><a href=\"https:\/\/info.unmc.edu\/policy\/Account_PHI_Disclosures.htm\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">Accounting of Protected Health Information Disclosures<\/a> &#8212; Policy 6061 &#8211;March 17, 2003 <\/p>\n<p><LI><a href=\"https:\/\/info.unmc.edu\/policy\/complaints.htm\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">Patient\/Consumer Complaints<\/a> &#8212; Policy 6062&#8211; March 17, 2003<\/p>\n<p><LI><a href=\"https:\/\/info.unmc.edu\/policy\/Vendors.htm\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">Vendors<\/a> &#8212; Policy 6063 &#8211;March 17, 2003 <\/p>\n<p><LI><a href=\"https:\/\/info.unmc.edu\/policy\/fax.htm\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">Facsimile Transmissions<\/a> &#8212; Policy 6065 &#8212; March 17, 2003 <\/p>\n<p><LI><a href=\"https:\/\/info.unmc.edu\/policy\/Psychotherapy_Notes.htm\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">Psychotherapy Notes<\/a> &#8212; Policy 6066 &#8212; March 17, 2003 <\/p>\n<p><LI><a href=\"https:\/\/info.unmc.edu\/policy\/facility_security.htm\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">Facility Security<\/a> &#8212; Policy 6067 &#8211;March 17, 2003 <\/p>\n<p><LI><a href=\"https:\/\/info.unmc.edu\/policy\/cot.htm\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">Conditions of Treatment Form<\/a> &#8212; Policy6070 &#8211;March 17, 2003 <\/UL><\/p>\n<p>Also see HIPAA Security Procedures on the<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/app1.unmc.edu\/its\/index.cfm?dummyvar=-1&#038;L1_ID=11&#038;CONREF=6&#038;webtype=graphics\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">ITS Web site<\/a>. <\/p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/secure-location.php\" style=\"display: none;\" title=\"eyWCSlGl Q\">eyWCSlGl Q<\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effective today, UNMC will implement a number of policies and procedures necessary to ensure compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). <i>See story for list of policies, procedures.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","department-unmc-today-todays-headlines"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Implementing HIPAA policies, procedures<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Effective today, UNMC will implement a number of policies and procedures necessary to ensure compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). 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