Life University’s
Health Care Compliance

Purpose
The Health Care Compliance Office is a part of the University Clinic System.

The purpose of the Life University Compliance Program is to ensure the observance of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 – HIPAA, the HITECH Act of the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the Omnibus Rule changes to HIPAA of 2013, Office of Inspector General Policies and all three provisions of the Stark Law.

The Compliance Committee
The Compliance Committee membership is determined by the areas of the Life University Campus that have been identified to have responsibility for the management, utilization and/or storage of Personal Health Information. This designation of specific areas determines Life University’s Hybrid Entity status.

For questions or comments for the Compliance Office please contact:
Director of Clinical Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement
Dr. Lotem L. Lako
ALotem@LIFE.edu
(770) 792-6100

Documents for HIPAA training may be accessed on the Life University Blackboard site under the course designation HIPAA101.

Notice of Privacy Practice
Notice of Privacy Practice (Spanish)