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== Definitions == | == Definitions == | ||
===Affiliated Covered Entity (ACE)=== | ===Affiliated Covered Entity (ACE)=== | ||
Legally separate covered entities that | 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. | ||
===Designated Record Set (DRS)=== | ===Designated Record Set (DRS)=== | ||
Includes medical records and billing records about Individuals maintained by or for UNMC/ACE and any other record used by | Includes medical records and billing records about Individuals maintained by or for UNMC/ACE and any other record used by the ACE to make decisions about Individuals. | ||
===Health Care Operations=== | ===Health Care Operations=== | ||
The following activities related to the Organization's functions as a health care provider and sponsor of a self-insured health plan: | The following activities related to the Organization's functions as a health care provider and sponsor of a self-insured health plan: | ||
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*an Individual’s genetic tests; | *an Individual’s genetic tests; | ||
*the genetic tests of an Individual’s family members; or | *the genetic tests of an Individual’s family members; or | ||
*the manifestation of a disease or disorder in such Individual’s family members (i.e., family medical history) | *the manifestation of a disease or disorder in such Individual’s family members (i.e., family medical history). | ||
PHI excludes: | PHI excludes: | ||
*individually identifiable health information of a person who has been deceased for more than fifty (50) years. | *individually identifiable health information of a person who has been deceased for more than fifty (50) years. |