alone does not automatically authorize a student to use a personal device or post the image publicly. 13. Text Messaging Students shall not use personal text messaging to transmit identifiable patient information unless specifically authorized thro ugh an approved, secure, HIPAA-compliant clinical communication system, and shall not text patient names, medical record numbers, diagnoses, photographs, laboratory results, clinical documentation, treatment information, or other identifiable PHI through p ersonal or unsecured messaging systems. Students shall follow the clinical site’s approved communication platform and security requirements. 14. Email Students shall use only approved University or clinical-site communication systems when communicating con fidential information for authorized educational or clinical purposes, and shall not send PHI through personal email accounts. Students must verify recipients before sending confidential information and must not include unnecessary patient identifiers, exe rcising particular caution with reply-all, forwarding, email attachments, screenshots, clinical documents, patient lists, and auto-complete recipient functions. 15. Telephone and Verbal Communication Students shall protect confidentiality during telephone conversations and shall not discuss identifiable patient information in public spaces, on speakerphone where unauthorized persons may hear, with individuals not authorized to receive the information, or in a manner that allows patient information to be overheard. Students shall verify the identity and authority of individuals before disclosing protected information by telephone. 16. Video, Audio, Vlogging, and Recording Students are prohibited from recording clinical activities, patient encounters, clinical conferences, or other patient-related activities unless expressly authorized by the clinical affiliate and Program. This prohibition applies to video logs/vlogs, podcasts, livestreams, audio recordings, video recordings, body cameras, smart glasses, cell-phone recordings, screen recordings, and other audio/video technologies. Students may not use clinical experiences as content for a vlog, blog, podcast, social-media post, or other public-facing media. 17. Blogs and Written Publications
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