Policies
Overview
UW-Madison is committed to protecting the privacy and security of health information, as mandated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH). HIPAA and HITECH establish national standards for protecting the privacy and security of health information and define specific rights for individuals with respect to their health information.
Report an Incident
Click to view the HIPAA Incident Report Form
Looking for info on HIPAA Security at UW-Madison? Go to the Office of Cybersecurity’s HIPAA Security Program webpage.
Contacts
Waisman Center Privacy Coordinator
- Amy Whitehead, (608) 263-5964, whitehead@waisman.wisc.edu
Waisman Center Security Coordinators
- Douglas Swiggum, (608) 263-3467, swiggum@waisman.wisc.edu
- Carl Karcher, (608) 263-5896, ckarcher@wisc.edu