Emory University, Office of Research Compliance

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) covers a variety of issues including, but not limited to, the Privacy Rule concerning patient Protected Health Information (PHI) and the Security Rule governing patients’ electronic PHI (ePHI). The Office of Research Compliance serves as the point of contact for HIPAA training. For additional information regarding training, please contact the Office of Research Compliance at (404) 727-2398.

The following links provide information on University policies related to HIPAA:

	HIPAA Privacy Rule
	HIPAA Security Rule (login: Emory user name/ID)

In accordance with the Office of Research Compliance's mission of providing training and education to the Emory research community, the Office offers online training courses relating to HIPAA.

HIPAA training courses include:

	HIPAA and Research
	HIPAA Privacy Rule
	HIPAA Security Rule (under development)

Update: NEW HIPAA RULES: HITECH ACT BREACH NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS TAKE EFFECT SEPTEMBER 23, 2009. For more information, click here.

Update: NEW Form of Combined (i.e., EHC and EU) Business Associate Agreement Containing HITECH Provisions. For more information, click here.

For additional information on HIPAA policies and training see the Training and Education component of this website.