

The ITS-managed Microsoft 365 and Teams services are not recommended for Michigan Medicine business, education, or research use and are not permitted for patient-care use (i.e., not HIPAA compliant). Content or Teams developed in the campus instance cannot be migrated to the future Michigan Medicine instance. Refer to the HITS Microsoft Teams page for more information. Michigan Medicine offers its own Microsoft 365 and Teams environment. You and the university community have a shared responsibility to use U-M Dropbox appropriately with sensitive university data and take the necessary precautions. Microsoft Teams provided by ITS is not HIPAA compliant and should not be used to store or transmit any sensitive data such as Patient Health Information (PHI). But are you not sure how you can download Teams on your Windows device Don’t worrywe at wikiHow will cover the specifics of downloading Microsoft Teams on Windows. Microsoft Teams may be used with some types of sensitive university data, according to the Sensitive Data Guide: Microsoft Teams at U-M. Although it is completely possible to use Teams without downloading it, installing the desktop app will get you access to some additional features. You can also access the Microsoft Teams web client at.

We recommend you download and install the Microsoft Teams desktop client to get started.

Important: You must sign in with your email address and UMICH (Level-1) password to access Microsoft Teams.
