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Medical information differs in important ways from other personal data: it is more private, intimate, and sensitive and therefore merits greater protection. Misuse of medical information may cause serious harm: discrimination, stigmatization, or loss of insurance or employment. The new regulations promulgated under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) will impose substantial restraints on the use and disclosure of medical information, even for legitimate research purposes, by April 2003, which in most cases is the deadline for compliance.¹ Stronger protection of privacy is warranted, but we question the wisdom of encumbering uses and disclosures of medical . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Background

Why Does the Privacy Rule Affect Research?

How Does the Privacy Rule Affect Research?

Waivers and Exemptions

The "Minimum Necessary" Standard for Disclosure

Enforcement

The Effect of New Liability

Protecting Privacy without Compromising Research

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