HIPAA Oversight
TTUHSC HIPAA COMMITTEE
The President has established and Institutional HIPAA Committee to oversee issues and concerns related to the privacy and security of Protected Health Information (PHI) and electronic PHI. It will provide oversight of TTUHSC's compliance with HIPAA and applicable state laws governing the use, storage and disclosure of PHI. In further support of the regulations issued through the HITECH act, the HIPAA Committee, in conjunction with the Institutional Privacy and Security Officers will develop and maintain a Breach Notification Process to be used in the event of an unauthorized disclosure of Electronic Protected Health Information (EPHI). This committee is considered a "medical committee" as defined under Texas Health and Safety Code §161.031(a) and/or other applicable state and federal statutes.
Privacy and Security of Health Information, HSC OP 52.02
Security Manual for PHI, page 13
Compliance Governance and Oversight Organizational Chart
Area Represented |
Representative |
| Institutional Privacy Officer | Shauna Baughcum, IPO, Lubbock Privacy Officer |
| Regional Privacy Officers | Alicia Krizan, Amarillo Privacy Officer Yvette Quintana-Chávez, El Paso Privacy Officer Kristen Levario, Permian Basin Privacy Officer |
| Human Resources | Rebecca Salcido |
| Research | Chad Copeland |
| Research PLF-SOM | Myrna Arvizo, BMS, CIP |
| Centricity Application Services | Pat Conover |
| Institutional Security | Andrew Howard, Institutional Security Officer Miguel Hernandez, El Paso Security Liaision |
| IT - El Paso | Jerry Rodriguez |
| Electronic Medical Records | Craig Bradley, MD |
| School of Medicine | Brent Magers |
| Paul L. Foster-SOM | Michael Romano, MD |
| School of Nursing | Linda McMurry, MSN, RN |
| School of Pharmacy | Roland Patry, RPh, DrPhH, MS |
| School of Allied Health Sciences | Jeremy Donai, AuD |
| General Counsel (ex officio) | Becky Hellbaum, JD |
| Compliance Risk Assessment* | Chris Bell |