What
is HIPAA and how do I abide by the requirements?
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act was designed to protect individually identifiable health
information of individuals who are living or deceased, and
it regulates the risks to privacy that may accompany using
and disclosing personal health information. The Office of
Extramural Research
(OER ) offers background information and resources
to familiarize you with the HIPAA
Privacy Rule. The rule has implications for the
conduct of clinical research. Specific information
and FAQs from NIH about Clinical
Research and the HIPAA Privacy Rule will help you to
better understand how the Privacy Rule may affect your research
when identifying potential participants or contacting research
volunteers. |
