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FWD: Last Chance for AHRQ Workshop on HIPAA Privacy Rule

• Date:   Fri, 28 Mar 2003 16:45:01 -0500
• To:   sthc-l@library.ucla.edu
• From:   Cheryl StadelBevans <cheryl.stadel@nara.gov>
• Subject:   FWD: Last Chance for AHRQ Workshop on HIPAA Privacy Rule
• Message-ID:   se847c3d.023@smtp.nara.gov

From the AHRQ Electronic Newsletter Issue #94, March 28, 2003


Last Chance for AHRQ Workshop on HIPAA Privacy Rule

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) 
privacy rule will go into effect on April 14.  AHRQ and AcademyHealth 
are offering a workshop, "Playing by New Rules: Privacy and Health 
Services Research" on April 29 in Washington, DC.  The workshop is 
intended to educate members of the health services research community 
about its responsibilities and obligations under the HIPAA privacy rule. 
Participants will learn practical approaches to implementing the privacy 
rule, such as effectively working with institutional review boards and 
privacy boards.  The workshop will address critical questions that health 
services researchers will face related to data privacy, including: Which 
data meet the legal requirements for personally identifiable health information?  
What entities are covered by the regulation, and how are their identifiable 
data acquired?  What are the consequences for failing to protect this 
information?  How can researchers use data while protecting its confidentiality?  
What advantages does the limited data set (LDS) offer researchers?  
Visit http://www.academyhealth.org/privacy/ for registration and 
additional information.