A limited data set is a set of patient identifiable information with certain types of information removed, as described under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s (“HIPAA”) Privacy Rule. The limited data set excludes specific patient identifiers of the individual or the individual’s relatives, employers, or household members. The Privacy Rule allows covered entities and researchers to use and disclose a limited data set to the researcher with a data use agreement for research, public health, or health care operations purposes. To learn more about limited data sets, including the identifiers that must be removed and specific elements of the required data use agreement, please read out Fast Facts.
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