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Policy

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Policy issues & materials

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Translating epidemiology to policy

Classification by Race, Ethnicity, Color, or National Origin (CRECNO)

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Contacting Medicare Beneficiaries

Data sharing

HIPAA Privacy Regulations

  • 11/2001  Letter 1 to Secretary Thompson on Impact of Medical Privacy Rule on Research
  • 4/2002  Letter 2 to Secretary Thompson regarding Medical Privacy Rule
  • 3/2003  AAMC Initiative on Impact of HIPAA on Research
  • 4/2003  NIH Website on HIPAA & Research
  • 5/2003  MMWR supplement (pdf) (May 2, 2003) on HIPAA & Public Health
  • 11/2003  ACE testimony on HIPAA and AAMC survey database
  • 11/2003  ACE testimony at NCVHS Hearings

NIH Boundary Panel & Integrative Review Groups (IRG)

  • 3/2002  Letter 1 to Director, Center for Scientific Review    Response
  • 5/2002  Letter 2 to Director, Center for Scientific Review    Response
  • 3/2002  Letter re: Biology and Development of Aging (BDA) IRG
  • 3/2002  Letter re: Cardiovascular Sciences (CVS) IRG
  • 4/2002  Letter re: Oncological Sciences (ONC) IRG
  • 5/2002  Letter re: Fundamental Genetics & Population Biology IRG
  • 6/2002  Letter re: Digestive Sciences (DIG) IRG
  • 8/2002  Letter re: Endocrinology, Metabolism, Nutrition and Reproductive Sciences (EMNR) IRG
  • 8/2002  Letter re: Renal and Urologic Sciences (RUS) IRG
  • 2/2003  Letter re: Respiratory Sciences (RES) IRG

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