Get tips on HIPAA compliance at Sept. 18 information session

The University Compliance Office continues its monthly privacy-related information sessions for Case Western Reserve University employees Thursday, Sept. 18.

Employees will get tips on the proper management of health information in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

This session will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. in the M2 conference room of Adelbert Hall. Seating is limited and is first come, first seated.

The sessions will continue on the third Thursday of every month, with topics rotating between HIPAA, FERPA (Family Education Records and Privacy Act) and general privacy management in higher education.

The next HIPAA session will take place on Dec. 18 in Crawford Hall, room 720.

For more information, contact Lisa Palazzo, director of export control and privacy management, at 216.368.5791 or lisa.palazzo@case.edu, or Boyd Kumher, the university’s chief compliance, export control and privacy officer, at 216.368.0833 or boyd.kumher@case.edu.