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When it comes to test results, does HIPAA prevent anonymization, such that all would be provided is test input & eventual result?
by 98codes 1y ago
When it comes to test results, does HIPAA prevent anonymization, such that all would be provided is test input & eventual result?
- SOTGO 1y agoFrom a summary on HHS.gov it says "De-Identified Health Information. There are no restrictions on the use or disclosure of de-identified health information." Maybe someone with more knowledge could expand on the limitations of what counts as "De-Identified" but I think that might work. I followed the reference and nothing in the CFR jumps out at me, but I'm not a lawyer so who knows.
- nradov 1y agoHHS has published clear guidelines on de-identification. https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/special-topics/de-identification/index.html https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/special-topics/d...