Introduction

The HIPAA Steering Committee wants to keep you informed about the rules and regulations necessary to protect the safety and privacy of our patients.

Congratulations! The college achieved a perfect compliance rating by having 100% of college personnel successfully complete the university training on HIPAA Privacy & Security and Institutional Data Policy. In this issue of the newsletter, the college HIPAA Steering Committee introduces further details of our unit specific privacy policies. Three of these policies are highlighted below, but full details of all privacy policies can be found at: I:\CLINIC\HIPAA\HIPAA Privacy Procedures