HIPAA Awareness Emails

UW Medicine Compliance distributes regular education and awareness emails to assist UW Medicine workforce members to be in compliance with privacy and security practices.  Below is a quick reference of the emails distributed over the last year. 

If you do not receive HIPAA Awareness Emails in your email, please contact us to assist you on getting on the distribution list.

Date	Title
August 2011	Appropriate Access to Patient Information
May 2011	How to Respond to Requests for Release of Patient Information
April 2011	Encryption of Laptops and Other Mobile Devices Containing Confidential Information
February 2011	Guidance on Emailing Patient Information
February 2011	Statement Regarding King TV Story
April 2010	Auto-forwarding UW Email to External Email Systems Compromises UW Medicine Information and Is Not Allowed
March 2010	Patient Restriction Requests for Out of Pocket Services
January 2010	Appropriate Access to Patient Information
November 2009	Sharing Patient Information With Family, Friends or Others Who Accompany Individuals to Their Health Care Visits
October 2009	UW Medicine's Notification Requirements for Inappropriate Access to Patient Information
June 2009	Use of Patient Information for Health Care Operations
April 2009	Enhancing the Protection of Patient Information
March 2009	The "FAX" About HIPAA
January 2009	Disclosing Patient Information to a Patient's Family, Friends, Or Others Involved In The Patient's Care
December 2008	What Is a Security Incident?
August 2008	Verification of Identity
June 2008	Is My Access to Medical Records Information Audited?
May 2008	Don't Share Your UW Medicine Passwords
April 2008	Documentation Requirements for Disclosure of Patient Information Displaying Patient Information in Patient Care Areas
March 2008	Use of Patient Information for Appointment Reminders and Telephone Messages
October 2007	New UW Medicine Policy: Use and Management of Social Security Numbers 27 Hospital Employees Suspended for Inappropriate Medical Record Access
September 2007	What are Healthcare Operations? Research Participant's Right of Access to Research Records or Results
August 2007	Patients Have a Right to Receive an Accounting of Disclosures of Their Information Q&A Releasing PHI to Law Enforcement
June 2007	Connect the Dots - Privacy and Access
May 2007	What are the Patient Privacy Rights? Use & Disclosure of Protected Health Information
April 2007	In honor or Health Information Privacy and Security Week: Monday: HIPSWeek Announcement Wednesday: Casual Conversations & PHI Friday: Protecting Security Information Systems
February 2007	Best Practices for Sending PHI or Sensitive Information Via Email Q & A About UW Medicine Email
January 2007	Protecting Information on Flash Drives
December 2006	Improvements to Password Changing A Good Step to Protect Your Laptop
November 2006	Protect Information and Yourself by Safeguarding Your Password Questions about the UW Medicine Email Standard
October 2006	May I Access my Medical Records? My Family's? My Co-Worker's? Corrective Actions for Inappropriate Accesses
September 2006	Clear It or Secure It
August 2006	Keeping Information Private When You Are in Public
July 2006	Reporting IT Events, Incidents and/or Malfunctions Deciding Which Email Messages to Trust
June 2006	Are You Taking Patient Information Off-site?
May 2006	Privacy & Confidentiality Reminder
Mar 2006	Reporting a Security Incident
Jan 2006	Amendment Requests for all Clinical Workforce Important HIPAA Audit Information for all Clinical Workforce