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To establish guidelines for the use and disclosure of PHI for training health care professionals in accordance with HIPAA. | To establish guidelines for the use and disclosure of PHI for training health care professionals in accordance with HIPAA. | ||
==Policy== | ==Policy== | ||
The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) shall use and disclose Protected Health Information (PHI) to train health care professionals in accordance with the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and UNMC policies to maintain confidentiality of PHI and protect patient privacy. | The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) shall use and disclose Protected Health Information (PHI) to train health care professionals in accordance with the requirements of the [https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/publications/topic/hipaa.html Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)] and UNMC policies to maintain confidentiality of PHI and protect patient privacy. | ||
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
===Formal training=== | ===Formal training=== | ||
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*is created or received by UNMC/Nebraska Medicine; and | *is created or received by UNMC/Nebraska Medicine; 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 and identifies the Individual or with respect to which there is a reasonable basis to believe the information can be used to identify the Individual. | *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 and identifies the Individual or with respect to which there is a reasonable basis to believe the information can be used to identify the Individual. | ||
PHI includes genetic information, which includes information about: | PHI includes genetic information, which includes information about the following items (and excludes information about an Individual’s sex or age): | ||
*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); or | ||
PHI excludes individually identifiable health information of a person who has been deceased for more than fifty (50) years. | *any request for, or receipt of, genetic services (e.g., genetic test, genetic counseling, genetic education), or participation in clinical research which includes genetic services by the Individual or any family member of the Individual. | ||
PHI excludes: | |||
*individually identifiable health information of a person who has been deceased for more than fifty (50) years. | |||
*education records covered by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA); and | |||
*employment records held by UNMC in its role as employer. | |||
===Research=== | ===Research=== | ||
Systematic investigation, including research development, testing and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge. | Systematic investigation, including research development, testing and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge. | ||
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*Procedure for UNMC Policies No. 6051 and 6057, [https://info.unmc.edu/its-security/policies/procedures/electronic-comm-phi.html Electronic Communication of Protected Health Information] | *Procedure for UNMC Policies No. 6051 and 6057, [https://info.unmc.edu/its-security/policies/procedures/electronic-comm-phi.html Electronic Communication of Protected Health Information] | ||
*UNMC [https://guides.unmc.edu/books/hrpp-policies-and-procedures Human Research Protection Program Policies and Procedures] | *UNMC [https://guides.unmc.edu/books/hrpp-policies-and-procedures Human Research Protection Program Policies and Procedures] | ||
*[https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/publications/topic/hipaa.html Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)] | |||
*HRPP Policy 1.8 | *HRPP Policy 1.8 | ||
*Med Staff’s Visiting Staff policy, MS28. | *Med Staff’s Visiting Staff policy, MS28. | ||