This site contains information for BU’s HIPAA Covered Components and HIPAA Covered Health Plans on how to comply with HIPAA. It is also a helpful resource for members of the BU community who provide services to or otherwise support the Covered Components.<\/p>\n
Please visit Policies for BU Health Care Providers<\/a> to find BU’s University-wide HIPAA policies. Other pages on this site contain forms for each Covered Component, training materials, and other helpful information.<\/p>\n PATIENTS:<\/strong> If you are a patient of a BU health care provider and wish to understand your privacy rights, please talk to your provider, or visit the provider’s website. Not all of BU health care providers are subject to HIPAA, but all respect the privacy of your individually identifiable health information as a matter of state law, professional ethics, and BU policy.<\/p>\n STUDENTS:<\/strong> Please contact the BU Student Health Center with any questions about the privacy of your medical records. Student Health records are subject to FERPA. They are not subject to HIPAA’s Privacy and Security rules or to the policies found on this website.<\/p>\n BU Chief Healthcare Compliance and Privacy Officer: Jessica Captain Novick, jcaptain@bu.edu<\/a> Explore this site, and if you don’t find the information you need, email HIPAA@bu.edu<\/a> for quick answers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n BU HIPAA Sharepoint Site<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n HIPAA workforce members should notify their supervisor and\/or HIPAA Component Contact<\/a>.\u00a0 The HIPAA Contact then reports to IT Help Center (ithelp@bu.edu) or the HIPAA Officers (hipaa@bu.edu).<\/p>\nUnderstand Your Privacy Rights<\/h3>\n
BU Operational Units Subject to HIPAA<\/h3>\n
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BU HIPAA Privacy and Security Officers<\/h4>\n
\nSecurity Officer: David Corbett, corbettd@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nQuestions about HIPAA?<\/h4>\n
HIPAA Contacts<\/h4>\n
Report a Possible Breach<\/h4>\n