The office of corporate compliance at Loma Linda University Health has revised the patient notice of privacy practices. The effective date of the updated notice is Aug. 1, 2016. It reflects changes made to patient rights by the HIPAA privacy rule and notifies patients of the shared electronic health record between Loma Linda University Health and other CareConnect Partner health providers in the area.
The revised notice must be given to all new patients on their first encounter at a Loma Linda University Health facility. Additionally, the new notice must be available by patient request and by placing them in a prominent location for patients to pick up.
Finally, both a summary of the revised privacy notice and a poster announcing the new notice need to be prominently displayed.
Department heads should send a requisition to Printing Services to order the revised statement and notification posters.
Download the memo below for full instructions on ordering and sharing the materials.
For more information about the revised notice of privacy practices and its distribution, contact corporate compliance at ext. 14200.
