Mayo Clinical Trial Services (MCTS) is fully committed to compliance with all Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) privacy, security, and electronic transaction code requirements. As an affiliate of Mayo Foundation practice entities, which include thousands of physicians in clinical practices as well as some of the largest hospital facilities in the world, MCTS has the benefit of comprehensive HIPAA compliance programs being implemented by Mayo.

MCTS has always maintained policies and procedures to ensure compliance with patient confidentiality requirements including Mayo's own high standards regarding patient confidentiality. HIPAA compliance efforts involve formal inventory, analysis, updating, and documentation of all systems and procedures covered by the several HIPAA regulations.

MCTS commits that all aspects of its services will be compliant with HIPAA requirements. MCTS will ensure that all aspects of its services comply with HIPAA to the extent independent HIPAA compliance by MCTS is possible. Additionally, all services provided by MCTS will be done in a manner that enables HIPAA compliance by our clients to the extent the services involve joint compliance requirements or independent requirements applicable to our clients as “covered entities.”

All systems will comply with HIPAA requirements as to independent performance or capability of the system, including, but not limited to functionality, security, privacy, and encryption.

If you have any questions about the HIPAA compliance activities of MCTS, please contact the MCTS HIPAA Privacy Officer at 1-800-533-1710.