What does the Spectrum Health research department do?
The Spectrum Health research department provides administrative and clinical research support to faculty physicians, residents, attending physicians and other health care providers in a variety of local, national and international clinical trials. The clinical research staff provides accountability 24 hours a day, seven days a week for study trials that occur in both inpatient and outpatient settings. What is HIPAA? HIPAA refers to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. This legislation went into effect in April 2003. Its purpose is to protect patient health information from being misused. It is often referred to as the Privacy Rule and serves to control access to and disclosure of a patient’s health information. The Spectrum Health Research and Human Rights Committee (IRB) also serves as the Privacy Board for Spectrum Health. How does HIPAA apply to research? HIPAA applies to all research where a subject’s protected health information is collected and subject
The Spectrum Health research department provides administrative and clinical research support to faculty physicians, residents, attending physicians and other health care providers in a variety of local, national and international clinical trials. The clinical research staff provides accountability 24 hours a day, seven days a week for study trials that occur in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
