The Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), imp

The Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), implemented in 2003, may influence nursing research in the area of:

1. The cost of the study
2. Where the study may be published
3. What type of study may be conducted
4. How the data will be obtained and protected

ANSWER

ANS: 4
HIPAA regulations identify how protected health information of potential research subjects is to be managed. The researcher must be able to ensure that the data will be protected and used only by the researcher.
HIPAA regulations should not influence the area of cost in nursing research.
The focus of HIPAA regulations is not on where a study may be published.
HIPAA regulations should not influence the type of study conducted.