Yes, definitely. I had to get a court order just to get at student records for research purposes.
I hope this helps. Thanksfor asking.
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Joe Smith asks for access to patient records as part of a research project. What should the Health infomation manager do ?
1. Say yes-access for research is permitted.
2. Say no
3. Tell Joe to sumbit his request to an insitutional review board if he doesn't have authorization from all his patients.
4. Say yes if the project seems imporatant.
I pick #2
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