HIPAA Privacy Rule Impacts Badly On Health Research, Say Two-thirds Of Clinical Scientists

A survey revealed that approximately two-thirds of clinical scientists believe the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) Privacy Rule for patients has impacted negatively on the way health research is carried out - making it prone to delays, higher costs and confusion, according to an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), November 14th issue. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Biology on November 18th, 2007