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Privacy Program

UC San Diego Health’s Office of Compliance and Privacy is committed to protecting the medical and sensitive information of UC San Diego Health Sciences’ patients. UC San Diego Health Science adheres to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and is dedicated to safeguarding patient Protected Health Information (PHI).The goal of the UC San Diego Health Privacy Program is to promote privacy awareness amongst the UCSD Health community and to ensure that UC San Diego Health’s workforce has the training and resources needed to protect private information, report privacy issues and concerns, and refer questions to the Privacy Office when additional guidance is needed.

Privacy Program Scope

The Privacy Program at UC San Diego Health is responsible for monitoring compliance with federal and state privacy regulations such as HIPAA and CMIA, and reporting privacy violations to applicable federal and state agencies. Program staff serves as a general resource for patient privacy-related questions, conduct privacy trainings, and investigates all reported privacy incidents. Additionally, the Privacy Program tracks, analyzes, and reports patient privacy compliance activities, and develops training and risk mitigation programs for UC Davis Heath.

Examples of Our Activities

  • Develop privacy policies, procedures, and guidelines for UC San Diego Health
  • Educate the UC San Diego Health workforce on patient privacy laws, regulations, and policies
  • Respond to privacy-related questions from patients and UC San Diego workforce members
  • Investigate potential patient privacy incidents
  • Monitor and evaluate the appropriateness of access to medical records 
  • Facilitate regulatory breach reporting, as appropriate