Limited Data Set


Information that does not include directly identifiable information. This limited data may be used for research, public health, and health care operations. To further protect privacy, the final Rule conditions disclosure of the limited data set on a covered entity and the recipient entering into a data use agreement, in which the recipient would agree to limit the use of the data set for the purposes for which it was given, and to ensure the security of the data, as well as not to identify the information or use it to contact any individual. 

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