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HIPAA Conference Call
Friday, June 6, 2003
1:00 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. Eastern
12:00 noon - 12:50 p.m. Central
11:00 a.m.- 11:50 a.m. Mountain
10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. Pacific
Presented by Patricia Watts
Ms. Watts is the VA attorney detailed to the VA Office of Research and Development to provide guidance on research issues related to implementation of
HIPAA.
Dial in number:
800-767-1750
Passcode: 50198
Name of the call: VA HIPAA
Research
A limited number of lines will be available for the call so please coordinate
with others at your NPC or VAMC to listen in by speakerphone.
Agenda
1. Relevance of HIPAA to research
2. VA positions on key features of HIPAA
3. NPC-specific issues
- NPCs and VA’s single covered entity approach
- HIPAA clauses in clinical research agreements
- VA data use agreement
- How to handle research subject payments
- Responsibilities if an NPC sends patient samples to an outside lab or pays bills for such costs
- When are business associate agreements appropriate for NPC/vendor relationships?
4. Q&A (time permitting)
HIPAA is the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA), which was signed into law on August 21, 1996.
The deadline for compliance was April 14, 2003. It offers new protections for
millions of American workers by improving portability and continuity of health
insurance coverage. The goal of the Privacy Rule which is a corollary to HIPAA,
is to protect patients' rights regarding their individually identifiable health
information and to regulate access to and the use of individual personal health
information.
Suggested reading before the conference call
Time permitting, additional background
information for call participants
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