The Legality of Collecting and Disclosing Patient Race and Ethnicity Data

Authors

Sara J. Rosenbaum, George Washington UniversityFollow
Taylor Burke, George Washington University
Sonia W. Nath, George Washington University
Jennifer Santos, George Washington University
Dana Thomas, George Washington University

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

6-2006

Publisher

George Washington University, School of Public Health and Health Services, Department of Health Policy

Series

Legal Barriers to Health Information Law

Keywords

Quality Improvement; Race and Ethnicity Data

Abstract

This policy brief weighs whether the collection of patient data by race or ethnicity, as part of a program of quality improvement, violates the law.

Comments

Funder: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Recommended Citation

Rosenbaum, S., Burke, T., Nath, S. W., Santos, J., & Thomas, D. (2006). The legality of collecting and disclosing patient race and ethnicity data (Legal barriers to health information law). Washington, D.C.: George Washington University, School of Public Health and Health Services, Department of Health Policy.

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