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Reference materials and guidance documents are available for your use.  Please review them online or print them out.  If you don't see a specific topic listed as a Guidance, please check the Quick Reference Guide.


If you have questions about any of the documents or do not see your question in the materials below, please contact the HIPAA Program Office at 4-9716.

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GUIDANCES

bulletA to Z: HIPAA Tips for Protecting Privacy and Security  (HTML  |  PDF)
bulletAccessing Personal Health Information  (HTML  |  PDF)
bulletAccounting of Disclosures  (PDF)
bulletCommunications with Family Members Present  (HTML  |  PDF)
bulletCommunications with Insurance Companies  (HTML  |  PDF)
bulletComputer Passwords  (HTML)
bulletDesignated Record Set Process  (HTML  |  PDF)
bulletDisclosure Tracking  (HTML)
bulletFaculty Advisory 1: HIPAA Compliance Procedures  (HTML  |  PDF)
bulletFaculty Advisory 2: Vendor Representatives  (HTML  |  PDF)
bulletFaculty Advisory 3: Preceptorships for Vendors  (HTML  |  PDF)
bulletFaxing Patient Information  (HTML)
bulletHighly Confidential Information  (HTML)
bulletHIPAA Background  (HTML  |  PDF)
bulletHIPAA Privacy Review Program  (HTML  |  PDF)
bulletHIPAA Quick Reference Guide  (HTML  |  PDF)
bulletHIPAA Reference Sheet  (PDF)
bulletHouse Phones  (HTML)
bulletIncidental Disclosures of PHI  (HTML  |  PDF)
bulletLaw Enforcement Access to Patients and Information   (HTML  |  PDF)
bulletVerification of Law Enforcement's Immediate Need of Information         About a Patient Victim Form   (PDF)
bulletLaw Enforcement Official Request For Protected Health Information     Form (Chicago Police Department)   (PDF)
bulletLooking Up Information About Family and Friends  (HTML)
bulletLooking Up Your Own Information  (HTML)
bulletMedical Records Request - Overview  (HTML)
bulletRequest and Authorization Form  (PDF)
bulletInstructions for completing form  (PDF)
bulletNotice of Privacy Practices - Overview  (HTML)
bulletFAQs  (HTML)
bulletNotice of Privacy Practices - Acknowledgement  (PDF)
bulletNotice of Privacy Practices - in English  (PDF)
bulletNotice of Privacy Practices - in Espanol  (PDF)
bulletNotice of Privacy Practices - in Arabic  (PDF)
bulletOrdering HIPAA Related Supplies  (HTML  |  PDF)
bulletPatient Authorization  (HTML)
bulletPatient Wants All or Part of the Medical Record  (HTML)
bulletPatient Wants to Change A Medical Record  (HTML)
bulletPosting Allergy Information  (HTML)
bulletReleasing Information for Workers Compensation Purposes  (HTML  |  PDF)
bulletResponding to Questions About A Patient  (HTML)
bulletScheduling and Confirming Appointments  (HTML  |  PDF)
bulletStudents Shadowing and Tours  (HTML)
bulletTelephone Message Guidelines  (HTML  |  PDF)
bulletTerms (definitions)  (HTML)
bulletTrusted Requestor Process  (HTML  |  PDF)
bulletUse of Protected Health Information (PHI)
       bulletIn Education (HTML  |  PDF)
       bullet In Publications (HTMLPDF
bulletVendors  (HTML)
bulletWhen A Co-Worker Is A UCH Patient  (HTML  |  PDF)
bulletWhen A Minor Is Not A "Minor"  (HTML  |  PDF)
bulletWhite Boards  (HTML)



Quick Links:

Accounting of Disclosures
HIPAA Privacy Review
HIPAA Reference Sheet
Quick Reference Guide
Useful Links
HPO@bsd.uchicago.edu






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