The nurse wants to study outpatient medical records to determine a specific pattern of care. Which part of HIPAA should this nurse initially consult to guide the study?
1. Disclosing data
2. Creating data
3. Destroying data
4. Accessing data
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Rationale 1: The nurse will consider the laws regarding disclosure of data later in the research process.
Rationale 2: Data may be created over the course of conducting research, but the question refers to accessing data to begin research.
Rationale 3: The HIPAA law does not provide information on the destroying of data.
Rationale 4: It is the covered organization's obligation not to disclose information improperly when a researcher seeks data that includes private health information. The nurse's initial concern should regard how to access data without violating HIPAA laws.
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