Biomedical Publishing on the Internet
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Module 5
Biomedical Information Privacy
Privacy of biomedical information has always been a top priority. However, with electronic databases connected to the Internet privacy has never been more vulnerable to unauthorized dissemination.
Key topics include:
privacy policies
HIPAA
electronic
security
Privacy Policies:
Introduction to Privacy Policies URL: http://csrc.nist.gov/policies/privacypol.pdf
The Privacy Page URL: http://www.privacy.org/
Health Privacy Project URL: http://www.healthprivacy.org/
FTC Guide to Protecting Privacy
URL: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/privtipsalrt.pdf
FTC Guide to Compliance with Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
URL: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/coppa.pdf
Frequently Asked Questions about the
Children's
Online Privacy Protection Rule URL: http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/coppafaqs.htm
FTC Report to Congress - Privacy Online
URL: http://www.ftc.gov/reports/privacy3/priv-23a.pdf
FTC Identity Theft Website URL: http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/
Genetic Privacy Q&A URL: http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/genetic/qanda.html
State Genetic Privacy Laws URL: http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/genetics/prt.htm
Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act:
HHS HIPAA Homepage URL: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/
Final HIPAA Privacy Rule URL: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/privrulepd.pdf
HIPAA Q&A URL: http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/admnsimp/qdate01.htm
VA toughens security after PC disposal blunders
URL: http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2002/0826/news-va-08-26-02.asp
Electronic Security:
Guideline on Email Security
URL: http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/drafts/PP-ElectronicMailSecurity-RFC.pdf
Guideline on Securing Public Web Servers
URL: http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/drafts/PP-SecuringWebServers-RFC.pdf
Guideline on Firewalls URL: http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistbul/01-02.pdf
Biometrics Guideline URL: http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistbul/05-01.pdf
Introduction to Digital Signatures
URL: http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-25/sp800-25.pdf
Guide to 21 CFR Part 11 Electronic Records
URL: http://www.fda.gov/ora/compliance_ref/part11/Default.htm