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Privacy in Research

This section provides information on the applicability of and research requirements for conducting human subjects research.  A guide to understanding HIPAA and the Common Rule, as well as several case studies, are provided . 

These resources were developed into a report for AcademyHealth by Don Steinwachs and Hal Luft  under contract to the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) and AcademyHealth.  You may access sections of the "HIPAA and Privacy: Resources for HSR" report using the navigation to the left.  Alternatively, you may view or download a PDF of the complete report.

**Please Note: THIS REPORT HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED BY THE AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY (AHRQ).