Overview In 1996, Congress enacted the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the purpose of which is to protect health information by establishing transaction standards for the exchange of health information, security standards, and privacy standards for the use and disclosure of individually identifiable health information. University Physicians, Inc., the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and the University of Colorado Hospital are covered components of this legislation. UCHSC HIPAA: www.uchsc.edu/hipaa Notice of Privacy Practices UCH Notice of Privacy Practices UPI HIPAA Contact Aaron Van Artsen, HIPAA Privacy Officer University Physicians, Inc. 13611 East Colfax Avenue Aurora, Colorado 80045-5701 Phone: 303-493-7620 Fax: 303-493-7601 HIPAA@upicolo.org