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HIPAA
Project at UTMB
UTMB has taken a proactive
stance in developing its HIPAA initiative. Last fall, Ernst &
Young developed a campus-wide departmental gap analysis, identifying
potential gaps in HIPAA compliance. Building upon that initial
analysis, the Privacy Office has monitored the development of
state and federal privacy law pertaining to HIPAA, developed polices
to address the gap analysis and is in the process of implementing
a multiphase HIPAA compliance plan.
As part of its comprehensive
plan, the Privacy Office has created an Assessment Tool whereby
departments will be able to track HIPAA compliance from Fall 2002
through Spring 2003. The Privacy Office has a timeline for HIPAA
implementation, and expects for UTMB to be in full compliance
before the deadline of April 14, 2003.
This fall, the Privacy
Office will conduct campus-wide educational seminars, and will
provide mandatory on-line HIPAA compliance training for all UTMB
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