Note: Google Groups is not a HIPAA-approved mail-list service. Please contact the UW Health Security Team or UW–Madison HIPAA Security Coordinators if you have any questions. Learn more about approved tools for storing/exchanging protected health information.
Google Groups is a service that can be used to send mass email, grant group members permission to Google files, collaborate with colleagues and more. We offer four types of Google Groups:
- Standard group: Non-data driven group. Manually created
- Custom group: Data driven groups based on HR/SIS/Manifest data
- Class group: Data driven group based on course enrollment data
- Advisor group: Data driven groups based on Registrar data