Meeting

Meeting 1: Health Research and the Privacy of Health Information - The HIPAA Privacy Rule

When:

Thursday, June 14, 2007 - Friday, June 15, 2007 (8:00 AM)

Where:

Keck Center • 500 Fifth St. NW, Washington, DC 20001 Map

Topic(s):

Biomedical and Health Research, Health Services, Coverage, and Access, Public Health

Activity:

Health Research and the Privacy of Health Information - The HIPAA Privacy Rule

Board(s):

Board on Health Sciences Policy

The Committee on Health Research and the Privacy of Health Information: the HIPAA Privacy Rule met for the first time in Washington DC at the Keck Center of the National Academies on June 14-15, 2007. Issued discussed included:

• What is the value added by the Privacy Rule?
• What privacy matters are important to consumers?
• What is essential for privacy protection?
• What is essential for good research to take place?
• Components of the Privacy Rule and their relationship to research, protection of privacy

The committee also reviewed the Common Rule during the meeting.