Author: Warner, Diana

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: May 2013

This practice brief reviews the federal regulations that affect research and the requirements regarding the use and protection of an individual's information.

Author: Roth, Julie A.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2004

The HIPAA privacy rule is just one of several federal laws that protect the privacy of non-public information. But privacy is not a new concept in healthcare. Healthcare workers have long protected medical information under a varety of state and federal laws, accreditation standards, and rules....

Author: Redd, Andrew; Pickard, Steve; Meystre, Stephane; Scehnet, Jeffrey; Bolton, Dan; Heavirland, Julia; Weaver, Allison Lynn ; Hope, Carol; Garvin, Jennifer Hornung

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: January 2015

Abstract


Objectives: We introduce and evaluate a new, easily accessible tool using a common statistical analysis and business analytics software suite, SAS, which can be programmed to remove specific protected health information (PHI) from a text document. Removal of PHI is import....

Author: Gilles, Kathy

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2004

More than 18 months after the HIPAA privacy rule compliance date, there is still one area that remains problematic for many covered entities—the use and disclosure of protected health information (PHI) for research purposes. One point of significant confusion is the relationship between....

Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2003

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Brennan, Marjorie

Source: Brief Encounter

Publication Date: July 02, 1999

The May 10 suspension of all federally funded clinical research at the Duke University Medical Center was recently reported by The Washington Post, the New York Times, and Health News. The suspension was carried out by the National Institute of Health's (NIH's) Office for Protection from Rese....

Author: AHIMA Professional Practice Team

Source: AHIMA Q and A

Publication Date: July 02, 2000

Q: My state's laws say that health information may be made available to researchers who provide written evidence of approval of their projects by an institutional review board (IRB).

What is an IRB?
A: An IRB is any board, committee, or other group formally designated by....

Author: AHIMA

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2011

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.