In December, 2000 the Department of Health and Human Services issued final regulations for the protection of personal medical records as authorized by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA). Unless Congress or the Bush administration takes action to the contrary, these rules become fully effective in 2 years. HHS has characterized the rules as reflecting the need to balance privacy protections with the public responsibility to support priorities including public health and medical research. This session will examine the regulations to how they achieve that balance and what impact they will have on public health.
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Keywords: Research, Public Health
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I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.