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HIPAA Quick Reference Guide For Employees


This guide is intended for the use of the employees of the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC), the University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division (BSD) and the Regional Doctors Offices (RDO).  These organizations are referred to as "we" or "us" or "our" throughout the questions.  The locations are referred to as "the Medical Center."  If you are not sure if this document applies to you, please contact the HIPAA Program Office at 4-9716.

The University of Chicago Organized Health Care Agreement or "OHCA," includes physicians, nurses, residents, and other staff at the University of Chicago Medical Center, and doctors offices at these locations:


Table of Contents

bullet1.0 Resources for questions and training
bullet2.0 HIPAA Hero
bullet3.0 Terms
bullet4.0 Highly Confidential Information
bullet5.0 Faxing Patient Information
bullet6.0 Fax Machine Setup
bullet7.0 Responding to questions about a patient
bullet8.0 Looking up information about family and friends
bullet9.0 Looking up your own information
bullet10.0 Patient wants all or part of the medical record
bullet11.0 Changing a medical record
bullet12.0 Patient Authorization
bullet13.0 Trusted Requestor Process
bullet14.0 White Boards
bullet15.0 Posting Allergy Information
bullet16.0 Vendors
bullet17.0 House Phones
bullet18.0 Students Shadowing and Tours
bullet19.0 Notice of Privacy Practices - Acknowledgement Form
bullet20.0 Disclosure Tracking
bullet21.0 Computer Passwords
bullet22.0 Consequences


Quick Links:

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




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