On November 26, 2012, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the Department of Health and Human Services released new Guidance on De-identification of Protected Health Information. The new Guidance provides covered entities—defined as certain healt…
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01/11/2013
New HIPAA Guidance on De-Identification
When it comes to whole genome sequencing research, consent procedures can be complex, especially for the patient. Some patients could be unaware that their whole genome sequence data might be used in future research without additional consent. To highl…