requires the removal of the 18 identifiers listed
in the HCS Release of PHI for Research Purposes policy.
A "limited data set" which requires
specific direct identifiers to be removed and
compliance with specified terms of a data use
agreement.
Reviewed solely in preparation for research
which requires that
no PHI will be removed from records
no PHI will be recorded
no patients will be contacted using PHI obtained
from records.
Research on decedents which
requires the researcher to present a written
statement that access is solely for research
of decedents and that decedents' PHI is
necessary for study and
if requested, will provide documentation of the
death of the individual.
