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[[Identification Card]] | [[Secure Area Card Access]] | [[Privacy/Confidentiality]] | [[Computer Use/Electronic Information]] | [[Retention and Destruction/Disposal of Private and Confidential Information]] | [[Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information]] | [[Notice of Privacy Practices]] | [[Access to Designated Record Set]] | [[Accounting of PHI Disclosures]] | [[Patient/Consumer Complaints]] | [[Vendors]] | [[Fax Transmissions]] | [[Psychotherapy Notes]] | [[Facility Security]] | [[Conditions of Treatment Form]] | [[Informed Consent for UNMC Media]] | [[Transporting Protected Health Information]] | [[Honest Broker]] | [[Social Security Number]] | [[Third Party Registry]] | [[Information Security Awareness and Training]]
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POLICY NO: '''6061'''<br />
EFFECTIVE DATE: '''03/17/03'''<br />
<big>'''Accounting of Protected Health Information Disclosures Policy'''</big>


NOTE: These guidelines are provided to assist UNMC workforce, including those in the patient treatment areas of the Munroe-Meyer Institute, the College of Medicine Optical Shop, the Lions Eye Bank and the College of Dentistry, as applicable, comply with HIPAA regulations. Those departments and clinics which fall under the jurisdiction of  The Nebraska Medical Center and/or University Medical Associates should consult the policies and procedures of those entities for authoritative guidance.<br />  
Policy No.: '''6061'''<br />
Effective Date: '''03/17/03'''<br />
Revised Date: <br />
Revised Date: <br /> <br />
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<big>'''Accounting of Protected Health Information Disclosures Policy'''</big>
=== Basis for Policy ===
=== Basis for Policy ===
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It is the policy of the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) to use and disclose protected health information in accordance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) requirements and Executive Memorandum No. 27.
 
It is the policy of the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) to use and disclose protected health information in accordance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) requirements and Executive Memorandum No. 27.<br />
 
=== Policy ===  
=== Policy ===  
UNMC, upon written request, shall provide patients with a list of individuals/organizations to which their protected health information (PHI) has been disclosed.<br />  
UNMC, upon written request, shall provide patients with a list of individuals/organizations to which their protected health information (PHI) has been disclosed.<br />  
=== Definitions ===  
=== Definitions ===  
 
'''Protected Health Information (PHI)''' is individually identifiable health information.  Health information means any information, whether oral or recorded in any medium, that:  
'''Protected Health Information (PHI)''' is individually identifiable health information.  Health information means any information, whether oral or recorded in any medium, that:
   
* is created or received by UNMC; and
* is created or received by UNMC; and
*     relates to the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual; the provision of health care to an individual; or the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to an individual.<br />
* relates to the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual; the provision of health care to an individual; or the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to an individual.<br />
 
Records containing PHI, in any form, are the property of UNMC. The PHI contained in the record is the property of the individual who is the subject of the record.
 
PHI excludes student education records (as defined in UNMC Policy No. 6045, Privacy, Confidentiality and Information Security ) covered by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and employee records held by UNMC in its role as employer.
 
For more information, contact Deb Bishop, Privacy Officer, The Nebraska Medical Center Medical Records at 559-4705 or see Accounting of Protected Health Information Disclosures Procedures.


Accounting of Protected Health Information Disclosures Procedures /
Records containing PHI, in any form, are the property of UNMC. The PHI contained in the record is the property of the individual who is the subject of the record. <br />
Request for Accounting of Disclosures of Protected Health Information


This is a new UNMC Policy.<br />
PHI excludes student education records (as defined in UNMC Policy No. 6045, [https://wiki.unmc.edu/index.php/Privacy/Confidentiality Privacy/Confidentiality Privacy, Confidentiality and Security of Patient and Proprietary Information] covered by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and employee records held by UNMC in its role as employer.
===Additional Information===
*Contact Deb Bishop, Privacy Officer, Nebraska Medicine, at 402-559-4705
*See Accounting of Protected Health Information Disclosures Procedures
*Request for Accounting of Disclosures of Protected Health Information Form


This page updated on Monday, February 16, 2004, by dkp.
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