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HIPAA for Researchers

In your research, will you be collecting, mining, storing, sharing or transferring any protected health information (PHI)? Then follow the steps below.

Assess the population.
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Do I have the population to do the study?

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Look at the data available, or at trends, in order to decide on research project purpose and protocols.

Begin writing your grant.
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Write the grant, proposal and protocols.

Submit the study to IRB.

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IRB will review, approve and require consent for research and authorization for HIPAA data usage; in most institutions, including UCD, the IRB acts as the Privacy Board; or

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The IRB will ​waive Consent and Authorization as part of their review.

Begin research.
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Commence Research

Will you be sharing data with an external entity or affiliate? Learn about Data Sharing.

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