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The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) takes protecting personal or confidential information including, but not limited to, electronic protected health information, education records, and cardholder data that the organization creates, uses, discloses, transmits or stores (collectively, “protected information”) extremely seriously. Our goal is to reach a level of security awareness that reduces the risk of improper access to, or use or disclosure of, protected information. | The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) takes protecting personal or confidential information including, but not limited to, electronic protected health information, education records, and cardholder data that the organization creates, uses, discloses, transmits or stores (collectively, “protected information”) extremely seriously. Our goal is to reach a level of security awareness that reduces the risk of improper access to, or use or disclosure of, protected information. | ||
==Policy== | ==Policy== | ||
UNMC Workforce Members shall report, and the Privacy Office shall consistently investigate, suspected patient privacy incidents to ensure patient and employee/patient confidentiality is maintained and to mitigate any adverse effects resulting from such incidents. Consistent sanctions shall be applied by UNMC for violations of patient privacy pursuant to the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) | UNMC Workforce Members shall report, and the Privacy Office shall consistently investigate, suspected patient privacy incidents to ensure patient and employee/patient confidentiality is maintained and to mitigate any adverse effects resulting from such incidents. Consistent sanctions shall be applied by UNMC for violations of patient privacy pursuant to the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). | ||
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
'''Affiliated Covered Entity (ACE)''' means legally separate covered entities that designate themselves as a single covered entity for the purpose of HIPAA compliance. Current ACE members are: The Nebraska Medical Center, UNMC Physicians, UNMC, University Dental Associates, Bellevue Medical Center, and Nebraska Pediatric Practice, Inc. d/b/a Children’s Specialty Physicians. ACE membership may change from time to time. The Notice of Privacy Practices lists current ACE members.<br /> | '''Affiliated Covered Entity (ACE)''' means legally separate covered entities that designate themselves as a single covered entity for the purpose of HIPAA compliance. Current ACE members are: The Nebraska Medical Center, UNMC Physicians, UNMC, University Dental Associates, Bellevue Medical Center, and Nebraska Pediatric Practice, Inc. d/b/a Children’s Specialty Physicians. ACE membership may change from time to time. The Notice of Privacy Practices lists current ACE members.<br /> | ||
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'''Privacy Incident''' means an improper use or disclosure of Protected Health Information. See UNMC Policy No. 6057, [https://wiki.unmc.edu/index.php/Use_and_Disclosure_of_Protected_Health_Information Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information] for permitted uses of Protected Health Information.<br /> | '''Privacy Incident''' means an improper use or disclosure of Protected Health Information. See UNMC Policy No. 6057, [https://wiki.unmc.edu/index.php/Use_and_Disclosure_of_Protected_Health_Information Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information] for permitted uses of Protected Health Information.<br /> | ||
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'''Privacy Office''' means the Nebraska Medicine/UNMC Privacy Office. The Privacy Office can be reached at | '''Privacy Office''' means the Nebraska Medicine/UNMC Privacy Office. The Privacy Office can be reached at 402-559-5136 or at [mailto:privacy@nebraskamed.com Privacy Office]. <br /> | ||
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'''Protected Health Information (PHI)''' means individually identifiable health information. Health information means any information, whether oral or recorded in any medium that:<br /> | '''Protected Health Information (PHI)''' means individually identifiable health information. Health information means any information, whether oral or recorded in any medium that:<br /> | ||
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==Additional Information== | ==Additional Information== | ||
*Contact the Privacy Office at [mailto:privacy@nebraskamed.com Privacy Office] or at 402-559-5136. | |||
*Contact [https://support.security.unmc.edu Office of Information Security] or 402-559-2545. | *Contact [https://support.security.unmc.edu Office of Information Security] or 402-559-2545. | ||
*Contact [https://www.unmc.edu/human-resources/about/contact-hr.html Human Resources, Employee Relations], 402-559-7394, 402-559-8534 or 402-559-4371 | *Contact [https://www.unmc.edu/human-resources/about/contact-hr.html Human Resources, Employee Relations], 402-559-7394, 402-559-8534 or 402-559-4371 | ||
*UNMC Policy 1098, [https://wiki.unmc.edu/index.php/Corrective/Disciplinary_Action Corrective and Disciplinary Action Policy] | |||
*UNMC Policy No. 6045, [https://wiki.unmc.edu/index.php/Privacy/Confidentiality Privacy/Confidentiality] | *UNMC Policy No. 6045, [https://wiki.unmc.edu/index.php/Privacy/Confidentiality Privacy/Confidentiality] | ||
*UNMC Policy No. 6051, [https://wiki.unmc.edu/index.php/Computer_Use/Electronic_Information Computer Use/Electronic Information] | *UNMC Policy No. 6051, [https://wiki.unmc.edu/index.php/Computer_Use/Electronic_Information Computer Use/Electronic Information] | ||
*UNMC Policy No. 6057, [https://wiki.unmc.edu/index.php/Use_and_Disclosure_of_Protected_Health_Information Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information] | *UNMC Policy No. 6057, [https://wiki.unmc.edu/index.php/Use_and_Disclosure_of_Protected_Health_Information Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information] | ||