The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) contains provisions to protect the confidentiality and security of personally-identifiable information that arises in the course of providing health care. In order to understand how HIPAA affects research, there are a few important terms that are defined by the law.| NBER
The HHS lists 18 patient identifier categories in their guidance for de-identification of protected health information (PHI).| HIPAA Secure Now!
Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is defined as:Information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual’s identity, either alone or when combined with other information that is linked or linkable to a specific individual.Department of Labor (DOL) contractors are reminded that safeguarding sensitive information is a critical responsibility that must be taken seriously at all times. DOL internal policy specifies the following security policies for the protection of PII and ...| DOL
UC BerkeleyHuman Research Protection Program| cphs.berkeley.edu
