Confidentiality challenges and good clinical practices in human subjects research: striking a balance.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) has been fully implemented in clinical practice and research settings. Although subject confidentiality has always been a concern, clinical researchers must now take extra care to attend to the mandates of privacy while also minding good clinical practice guidelines. Unanticipated conflicts may arise as a result of these dual priorities. This article presents two examples of potential challenges to confidentiality with comment from the bioethical perspective.
Shaughnessy
Marianne
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Department of Veterans Affairs and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical CenterUniversity of Maryland Baltimore, School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Beidler
Susan M
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Gibbs
Karen
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Michael
Kathleen
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D003219:Confidentiality / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D036302:Therapeutic Human Experimentation / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States