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<big>'''Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information Policy'''</big> | <big>'''Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information Policy'''</big> | ||
== Basis for Policy == | == Basis for Policy == | ||
To establish guidelines for the use and | To establish guidelines for the use and disclosure of protected health information (PHI) in accordance with HIPAA. ([http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title45-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title45-vol1-sec164-502.pdf 45 CFR 164.502])<br /> | ||
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:#Requests to have medical information removed from a medical information system/medical record will not generally be approved, since records of treatment provided must be kept and made available for several regulatory and business purposes. | :#Requests to have medical information removed from a medical information system/medical record will not generally be approved, since records of treatment provided must be kept and made available for several regulatory and business purposes. | ||
===Use/Disclosure of PHI | ===Use/Disclosure of PHI Related for Trainign Healthcare Professionals=== | ||
Training healthcare professionals is a category of healthcare operations. Staff may share PHI with students, residents, trainees and faculty supervising such individuals pursuant to a clinical affiliation agreement between UNMC and the affiliation institution. Individuals receiving training and faculty supervising such individuals at UNMC shall be considered members of UNMC’s workforce for purposes of HIPAA. | Training healthcare professionals is a category of healthcare operations. Staff may share PHI with students, residents, trainees and faculty supervising such individuals pursuant to a clinical affiliation agreement between UNMC and the affiliation institution. Individuals receiving training and faculty supervising such individuals at UNMC shall be considered members of UNMC’s workforce for purposes of HIPAA. | ||
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:#Disclosures about military personnel to military command authority in limited circumstances. | :#Disclosures about military personnel to military command authority in limited circumstances. | ||
===Use/Disclosure of PHI for | ===Use/Disclosure of PHI for Law Enforcement Purposes=== | ||
PHI may be disclosed to law enforcement under the following circumstances: | PHI may be disclosed to law enforcement under the following circumstances: | ||
:#Law requires reporting violent wounds to law enforcement | :#Law requires reporting violent wounds to law enforcement | ||
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Review of PHI Preparatory to Research. ACE staff and students who wish to review PHI to prepare a research proposal must submit a “Request for Electronic Health Data” form to the Electronic Health Record Core to obtain access to PHI. The form is located at: http://www.unmc.edu/cctr/ehr_research.htm | Review of PHI Preparatory to Research. ACE staff and students who wish to review PHI to prepare a research proposal must submit a “Request for Electronic Health Data” form to the Electronic Health Record Core to obtain access to PHI. The form is located at: http://www.unmc.edu/cctr/ehr_research.htm | ||
===Sale of Protected Health | ===Sale of Protected Health Information=== | ||
Selling protected health information is prohibited unless the patient signs an authorization specifically permitting the sale. This includes any disclosure of PHI where UNMC directly or indirectly receives remuneration from or on behalf of the recipient of the PHI in exchange for the protected health information. Sale of protected health information does not include a disclosure of PHI: | Selling protected health information is prohibited unless the patient signs an authorization specifically permitting the sale. This includes any disclosure of PHI where UNMC directly or indirectly receives remuneration from or on behalf of the recipient of the PHI in exchange for the protected health information. Sale of protected health information does not include a disclosure of PHI: | ||
:#For public health purposes | :#For public health purposes | ||