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The covered entity is permitted to disclose [[Protected Health Information (PHI)|protected health information]], with direct identifiers removed, subject to obtaining a data use agreement from the researcher receiving the Limited Data Set.
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Under the [[Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)|privacy rule in HIPAA]], the [[Covered entity|covered entity]] is permitted to disclose [[Protected Health Information (PHI)|protected health information]], with direct identifiers removed, subject to obtaining a data use agreement from the researcher receiving the limited data set. <ref name="definition"></ref> <ref name="privacy rule">National Institutes of Health, HIPAA Privacy Rule http://privacyruleandresearch.nih.gov/pr_08.asp</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 22:26, 17 August 2015

Definition

Limited data set is information disclosed by a covered entity to a researcher who has no relationship with the individual whose information is being disclosed. [1]

More information

Under the privacy rule in HIPAA, the covered entity is permitted to disclose protected health information, with direct identifiers removed, subject to obtaining a data use agreement from the researcher receiving the limited data set. [1] [2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Johns Hopkins Medicine JHM Office of Human Subjects Research http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/institutional_review_board/hipaa_research/limited_data_set.html
  2. National Institutes of Health, HIPAA Privacy Rule http://privacyruleandresearch.nih.gov/pr_08.asp