Data Confidentiality: HIPAA
Your Cancer Program is an important constituent of the American College of Surgeons (The College), Commission on Cancer (CoC). The College’s CoC serves as the recognized accrediting body for your program. In that capacity, The College serves as a Business Associate to your program. In order to comply with the HIPAA privacy regulations, The College has entered into a Business Associate Agreements (BAA) with your program. The following links elaborate on the meaning of this relationship and how The College has responded to the HIPAA privacy laws.
Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (18K PDF)
Data Confidentiality Assurances (15K PDF)
HIPAA: The Business Associate Agreement and FAQs
How Do I Access the Business Associate Agreement?
Follow-Up Information Request (180K PDF)
Revised July 8, 2011