UCR Health News

UCR Health has introduced a new policy governing the use of ambient artificial intelligence (AI) tools in clinical documentation. These tools are designed to support[...]

Supporting Equal Access: Understanding Our Disability Rights for Patients Policy At UCR Health, we are committed to ensuring that every patient—regardless of disability—can access healthcare[...]

While HIPAA is the federal medical privacy law that protects individually identifiable medical information, many people are not aware that California has its own, stringent[...]

California Senate Bill-81 California Senate Bill-81 was recently signed into law by Governor Newsom. This new law aims to safeguard patient privacy by restricting immigration[...]

While a parent or legally authorized representative must consent to most medical care for minors, California has special exceptions where minors may authorize their own[...]

APM-671 The University’s rules surrounding academic appointments are contained in the Academic Personnel Manual. These rules include those involving appointment and promotion, recruitment, salary administration,[...]

As we welcome a new incoming class of medical students, it is a good time to review the rules surrounding medical student documentation in the[...]

Under state law and/or University policy, all UCR Health clinicians and clinic staff are deemed to be “Mandated Reporters.”  This means they are legally required[...]

In order to comply with HIPAA Security Rule, UCR policy requires any outgoing email containing protected health information (PHI) to be encrypted whenever it is[...]

DUO Mobile Phishing Awareness

UCR Colleagues and Friends, It is with much gratitude for this amazing community that I celebrate 100 days at UCR Health! The past 3 or[...]

By Dr. Naveen Raja, DO MBA, Chief Medical Officer, UCR Health What determines health? This is a question we ask ourselves at UCR Health as[...]