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Activity Number:
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228
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Type:
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Invited
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, August 8, 2006 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Committee on Privacy and Confidentiality
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| Abstract - #305035 |
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Title:
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The Federal Statisticians' Response to the HIPAA Privacy Rule
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Author(s):
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Jacob Bournazian*+
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Companies:
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Energy Information Administration
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Address:
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1000 Independence Ave., SW, EI-70, Washington, DC, 20585,
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Keywords:
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confidentiality ; disclosure avoidance ; disclosure risk
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Abstract:
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule requires most "covered entities" who provide data to take reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality of health care information they possess. Statistical Policy Working Paper 22 (SPWP 22) is cited in the preamble of the Privacy Rule for guidance on what constitutes "reasonable steps" to protect the confidentiality of the data. SPWP 22 was released originally in 1994 and revised in 2005 by the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology to reflect current practices by the federal agencies for protecting confidential data. This paper discusses the specific areas in which the HIPAA privacy rule impacted the revisions to SWSP 22 and the issues raised in considering reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality of health data.
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