Welcome to the Privacy Office

David Behinfar, J.D., LL.M.
HIPAA Compliance Manager &
Information Security Administrator

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA"), established by the U.S. federal government, provides for the protection of patient privacy rights and plays an important role in the daily functions and activities occurring on University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville campus.

The UF College of Medicine-Jacksonville Privacy Office houses the HIPAA Compliance Office, which is run by David Behinfar, J.D., LL.M. He is the HIPAA compliance manager, as well as the information security administrator for the campus. The HIPAA Compliance Office is responsible for all aspects of the privacy and security of patient information on the University of Florida Health Science Center-Jacksonville campus and the UF satellite clinics in Jacksonville. The HIPAA Compliance Office provides support to Jacksonville-based UF faculty, residents, fellows, allied health providers, as well as clinical and billing support staff.

David Behinfar, J.D., LL.M, is licensed to practice law in Florida, Illinois, Texas and Arizona. He also has a postgraduate law degree, a master's of law (LL.M), in health law and is certified in healthcare compliance by the Healthcare Compliance Board (CHC).

The following are some examples of the UF College of Medicine-Jacksonville HIPAA Compliance Office's functions:

Privacy

• Ensure the use or disclosure of patient medical information is for a permissible purpose.


• Review patient requests for amendments, access to records, restrictions or confidential communications.


• Address issues involving business associates.


• Perform HIPAA privacy training for employees.


• Conduct investigations of alleged privacy violations and enforce disciplinary actions as appropriate.


• Respond to HIPAA privacy and security related questions from physicians, employees and staff.

Security

• Address and respond to password related issues, including compromised passwords.


• Ensure compliance with UF policies on securing electronic devices such as laptops, PDAs desktop computers and other computing devices.


• Conduct security education training.


• Perform the investigation of security related incidents involving patient medical information.


• Oversee contingency planning efforts across the campus addressing the protection of patient medical information in the event of a disaster or emergency.

The UF College of Medicine-Jacksonville HIPAA Compliance Office may be reached by calling (904) 244-6229 or e-mailing David Behinfar, J.D., LL.M directly at david.Behinfar@jax.ufl.edu. Additional information, including information on policies and procedures, may be obtained at privacy.health.ufl.edu/jacksonville/index.shtml or at privacy.health.ufl.edu/.

David Behinfar, J.D., LL.M.
HIPAA Compliance Manager &
Information Security Administrator