Beyond the Hipaa Privacy Rule: Enhancing Privacy, Improving Health Through Research

Bys: Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Care Services, Board on Health Sciences Policy

In the realm of health care, privacy protections are needed to preserve patients' dignity and prevent possible harms. Ten years ago, to address these concerns as well as set guidelines for ethical health research, Congress called for a set of federal standards now known as the HIPAA Privacy Rule. In its 2009 report, Beyond the HIPAA Privacy Rule: Enhancing Privacy, Improving Health Through Research, the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Health...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309124999
• ISBN13: 9780309124997
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"