From mmreturn@magnetdev.com  Tue Dec 29 09:05:37 2009
Return-Path: <mmreturn@magnetdev.com>
Received: from mail35.magnet101.com (mail35.magnet101.com [209.18.93.35])
	by smtp.XXXXXXX.XXX (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nBTH5XCF031388
	for <XXX@XXXXXXXX.XXXXXXX.XXX>; Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:05:36 -0800
Message-Id: <200912291705.nBTH5XCF031388@smtp.XXXXXXX.XXX>
Received: from MAGNETMAIL4 (172.17.35.4) by mail35.magnet101.com id h78re00ir9c7 for <XXX@XXXXXXXX.XXXXXXX.XXX>; Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:05:32 -0500 (envelope-from <mmreturn@magnetdev.com>)
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:05:31 -0500
From: editor@principalinvestigators.org
To: <XXX@XXXXXXXX.XXXXXXX.XXX>
Subject: Your Issue: December 29, 2009
X-TokenInfo-NoToken:
X-Bps1: 4620618395
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_NextPart_000_896352_20091229_12530624"
X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=1.12.8161:2.4.5,1.2.40,4.0.166 definitions=2009-12-29_15:2009-12-12,2009-12-29,2009-12-29 signatures=0
X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=100 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx engine=5.0.0-0908210000 definitions=main-0912290100

--_NextPart_000_896352_20091229_12530624
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

PI e-Alert features expert advice on managerial and administrative challeng=
es which confront Principal Investigators in every field of science researc=
h.=20

				No. 9, December 28-January 1, 2009-2010

Research Compliance:

Lost Data?

Reader Question:=A0=A0

A month ago I was flying to a convention of my research specialty in San Fr=
ancisco, and in one of my checked bags was my notebook computer and three d=
iscs of raw data (non-encrypted) on about 800 patients we have enrolled in =
a clinical trial.  But the airline lost the bag in transit. Of course, I fi=
led a "lost bag" claim with them, but no trace of it yet. Little hope now. =
I have heard there is some new law called HITECH that applies to lost data.=
 What should I do at this point?  Should I already have done anything?     =
          =20

Expert Comments:=A0

Brace yourself, we're going to have to deal with some "alphabet soup" of U.=
S. government acronyms while explaining your situation.=20

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, or =
HITECH, is the U.S.A. Federal law that requires you take immediate action a=
nd notify those affected by a loss of protected  health information (PHI). =20

First, figure out if HITECH applies. In order for it to come into play, HIP=
AA (Health Insurance Portability of Accountability Act of 1996) has to appl=
y to you. It does if you're working with patients. However, does HIPAA appl=
y to the particular data you've lost? If you took all of the identifiers of=
f the data, then you're ok because de-identified data isn't covered by HIPA=
A or HITECH.

But maybe you aren't so lucky, and the data contained the initials of patie=
nts and their diagnoses.  Remember, even initials are identifiers under HIP=
AA. If the bag stays gone, HIPAA's in play, but not necessarily HITECH. Was=
 that data encrypted? If so, HITECH's breach notification rules

View the remainder of the expert comments at XXXXXXXprincipalinvestigators.=
org/news.php

Comments by=A0Kristen H. WestJ.D., Associate V.P. and Director, Office of R=
esearch Compliance, Emory University Atlanta

 Agree? Disagree?=A0Submit your comments at XXXXXXXprincipalinvestigators.o=
rg/news.php

    =20
				??Preview of Next Week's Question??

                No. 10, January 4-8, 2010

Reader Question:=A0

One of my lab techs wants to transfer to another lab on our campus.  Its PI=
 happens to be a good friend of mine.  The employee wants me to provide a g=
ood reference, but truth is she is irresponsible and I'm glad to get rid of=
 her.  Do I dare write my colleague the truth about his prospective hire? W=
ould I risk being charged with defamation?  What about merely "whispering" =
the situation to him over a drink?

Submit your early-bird comments at XXXXXXXprincipalinvestigators.org/news.p=
hp

           =20
Missed Last Weeks's Question?=20

Reader Question:=20

Do the reviewers look at the budget, and is it taken into account as a revi=
ew criterion?  How does one ensure that a budget will be viewed as realisti=
c?=20

View the expert comments at XXXXXXXprincipalinvestigators.org/news.php   =20

Don't miss January's featured audio conference "Writing Successful Proposal=
s". For more information, visit XXXXXXXprincipalinvestigators.org/audio_con=
ference_0110.php

This issue was brought to you as a service by=A0Principal Investigators Ass=
ociation. If you have general questions or comments contact us at=A0editor@=
principalinvestigators.org.

* Please note that in some cases the unsubscribe links in these messages ca=
n become broken by the way that an email program displays the message. If y=
ou are having trouble unsubscribing you may also forward this message to un=
subscribe@principalinvestigators.org with the word 'remove' in the email me=
ssage subject line.

                Principal Investigators Association=A0
                      3565 10th St N, Suite B
                        Naples, FL 34103 USA
                           (800) 303-0129=0A=0D****************************=
**********************************  =0A3565 10th Street N, Naples, FL 34103=
  =0A**************************************************************=0AUse t=
his link to unsubscribe:
XXXXXXXwww.magnetmail.net/Actions/unsubscribe.cfm?message_id=3D896352&user_=
id=3DPRININVEST&recipient_id=3DXXXXXXXXX&email=3DXXX@XXXXXXXX.XXXXXXX.XXX&gro=
up_id=3D421269

--_NextPart_000_896352_20091229_12530624
Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

				  					  					  					  					  					  	<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DT=
D XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "XXXXXXXwww.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-trans=
itional.dtd">
<html xmlns=3D"XXXXXXXwww.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Language" content=3D"en-us" />
<meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8" />
<title>PI e-ALERT</title>
<style>
<!--
.style19 {
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: x-small;
	text-align: left;
	border: 2px solid #FF0000;
}
.style20 {
	font-size: small;
	font-family: Biondi;
}
.style11 {
	font-size: small;
}
-->
</style>
<base target=3D"_parent">
</head>

<body bgcolor=3D"#CCCCCC">

<p align=3D"center"><font face=3D"sans-serif" size=3D"1">Please add "<a href=
=3D"mailto:editor@principalinvestigators.org">editor@principalinvestigators=
.org</a>"=20
to your whitelist or address book, so that you have no trouble receiving fu=
ture=20
issues!</font></p>
<table align=3D"center" bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF" style=3D"width: 570px; height: =
600px" cellpadding=3D"4" border=3D"2" bordercolor=3D"#FF0000">
	<tr>
		<td valign=3D"top" style=3D"width: 570px">
		<img src=3D"XXXXXXXimages.magnetmail.net/images/clients/PRININVEST/PIeAle=
rt_banner(1).gif" width=3D"570" height=3D"121"><br>
=A0<table width=3D"570"> <tbody>
			<tr>
				<td>
					<p align=3D"left"><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif"><b>PI e-Alert=20
					weekly e-zine is delivered worldwide.</b></font>
					<font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">Feel free to
					<a href=3D"mailto:?subject=3DPI e-ALERT weekly">share</a> this issue w=
ith friends and colleagues.<a href=3D"XXXXXXXwww.mmsend7.com/ls.cfm?r=3D=
XXXXXXXXX&sid=3D8270488&m=3D896352&u=3DPRININVEST&s=3DXXXXXXXwww.on2=
url.com/app/adtrack.asp?MerchantID=3D163022&AdID=3D473138"> Subscribe=20
					Today!</a><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"XXXXXXXwww.mmsend7.com/ls.cfm?r=
=3DXXXXXXXXX&sid=3D8270489&m=3D896352&u=3DPRININVEST&s=3DXXXXXXXw=
ww.on2url.com/app/adtrack.asp?MerchantID=3D163022&AdID=3D470817"></a></font=
></p>
				</td>
		</tr>
		</table>		<table width=3D"570">
			<tr>
				<td>
					<p align=3D"left">
					<font face=3D"sans-serif" style=3D"font-size: 7pt">PI e-Alert </font><=
font face=3D"sans-serif" style=3D"font-size: 7pt">features expert=20
					advice on managerial and administrative challenges which confront=20
					Principal Investigators in every field of science research.=20
					If such matters are not of interest to you or your associates,=20
					please accept our apologies and "unsubscribe" at the bottom of=20
					the page.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table>
        <hr style=3D"height: 1px; width: 570px;" noshade color=3D"#FF0000">
		<table style=3D"width: 570px; font-size: 12px;">
			<tr>
				<td><p align=3D"right">No. 9, December 28-January 1, 2009-2010</p>
                <p><b><font face=3D"sans-serif" size=3D"3"><u>Research Comp=
liance:</u></font><br />
                <br />
                </b><font face=3D"sans-serif" size=3D"5"><b>Lost Data?</b><=
/font><br />
                </strong><br />
                <font size=3D"3"><strong>Reader Question:=A0</strong><stron=
g>=A0</strong><em>A month ago I was flying to a convention of my research s=
pecialty in San Francisco, and in one of my checked bags was my notebook co=
mputer and three discs of raw data (non-encrypted) on about 800 patients we=
 have enrolled in a clinical trial.  But the airline lost the bag in transi=
t. Of course, I filed a "lost bag" claim with them, but no trace of it yet.=
 Little hope now. I have heard there is some new law called HITECH that app=
lies to lost data. What should I do at this point?  Should I already have d=
one anything?</em></font>               =20
                <font size=3D"3">
                <p align=3D"left"><strong>Expert Comments:</strong>=A0Brace=
 yourself, we're going to have to deal with some "alphabet soup" of U.S. go=
vernment acronyms while explaining your situation. </p>
                <p align=3D"left">The Health Information Technology for Eco=
nomic and Clinical Health Act, or HITECH, is the U.S.A. Federal law that re=
quires you take immediate action and notify those affected by a loss of pro=
tected  health information (PHI). </p>=20
                <p align=3D"left">First, figure out if HITECH applies. In o=
rder for it to come into play, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability of Accou=
ntability Act of 1996) has to apply to you. It does if you're working with =
patients. However, does HIPAA apply to the particular data you've lost? If =
you took all of the identifiers off the data, then you're ok because de-ide=
ntified data isn't covered by HIPAA or HITECH.</p>
                 <p align=3D"left">But maybe you aren't so lucky, and the d=
ata contained the initials of patients and their diagnoses.  Remember, even=
 initials are identifiers under HIPAA. If the bag stays gone, HIPAA's in pl=
ay, but not necessarily HITECH. Was that data encrypted? If so, HITECH's br=
each notification rules</p>
                <p align=3D"right"><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"XXXXXXXwww.=
mmsend7.com/ls.cfm?r=3DXXXXXXXXX&sid=3D8270490&m=3D896352&u=3DPRI=
NINVEST&s=3DXXXXXXXwww.on2url.com/app/adtrack.asp?MerchantID=3D163022&AdID=
=3D473139">View the remainder of the expert comments</a></p>
                <p><em>Comments by=A0<strong>Kristen H. West, </strong>J.D.=
, Associate V.P. and Director, Office of Research Compliance, Emory Univers=
ity Atlanta</em></p>
                <p align=3D"center">Agree? Disagree?=A0<a target=3D"_blank"=
 href=3D"XXXXXXXwww.mmsend7.com/ls.cfm?r=3DXXXXXXXXX&sid=3D827049=
1&m=3D896352&u=3DPRININVEST&s=3DXXXXXXXwww.on2url.com/app/adtrack.asp?Merch=
antID=3D163022&AdID=3D473141">Submit your comments</a></p></font>
              <p>=A0</p></td> </tr>
			<tr>
			  <td>=A0</td>
		  </tr></table><hr style=3D"height: 1px; width: 570px;" noshade color=3D"=
#FF0000">
		<table width=3D"100%">
			<tr>
				<td><p align=3D"center"><strong><em>??Preview of Next Week's Question??=
</em></strong></p>
                <p align=3D"right">No. 10, January 4-8, 2010</p>
                <p align=3D"left"><strong>Reader Question:=A0</strong><em>O=
ne of my lab techs wants to transfer to another lab on our campus.  Its PI =
happens to be a good friend of mine.  The employee wants me to provide a go=
od reference, but truth is she is irresponsible and I'm glad to get rid of =
her.  Do I dare write my colleague the truth about his prospective hire? Wo=
uld I risk being charged with defamation?  What about merely "whispering" t=
he situation to him over a drink?</em></p>
                <br />
                <p align=3D"center"><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"XXXXXXXwww=
.mmsend7.com/ls.cfm?r=3DXXXXXXXXX&sid=3D8270492&m=3D896352&u=3DPR=
ININVEST&s=3DXXXXXXXwww.on2url.com/app/adtrack.asp?MerchantID=3D163022&AdID=
=3D470820"><img src=3D"XXXXXXXimages.magnetmail.net/images/clients/PRININVE=
ST/EarlyBird(1).gif" alt=3D"Early-bird comments" border=3D"0" />=A0</a>=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =A0=A0<a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"htt=
p://www.mmsend7.com/ls.cfm?r=3DXXXXXXXXX&sid=3D8270493&m=3D896352=
&u=3DPRININVEST&s=3DXXXXXXXwww.on2url.com/app/adtrack.asp?MerchantID=3D1630=
22&AdID=3D473142"><img src=3D"XXXXXXXimages.magnetmail.net/images/clients/P=
RININVEST/OwnQuestion.gif" alt=3D"Submit your own question" border=3D"0" al=
ign=3D"absbottom" /></a></p></td>
            </tr></table><br />
<hr noshade=3D"noshade" color=3D"#FF0000" /> <table> <tbody> <tr><td width=
=3D"390"><p align=3D"left"><strong><em>Missed Last Weeks's Question?</em></=
strong></p> <p align=3D"left"><strong>Reader Question: </strong><font size=
=3D"3"><em>Do the reviewers look at the grant application budget, and is it=
 taken into account as a review criterion?  How does one ensure that a budg=
et will be viewed as realistic?</em></font></p>=20
<p align=3D"right"><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"XXXXXXXwww.mmsend7.com/ls.c=
fm?r=3DXXXXXXXXX&sid=3D8270494&m=3D896352&u=3DPRININVEST&s=3Dhttp=
://www.on2url.com/app/adtrack.asp?MerchantID=3D163022&AdID=3D473144">View t=
he expert comments</a></p><br /> <p></p></td> <td width=3D"10" valign=3D"to=
p" rowspan=3D"2"> </td> <td width=3D"160" valign=3D"top">  <p align=3D"cent=
er">Don't miss January's featured audio conference <a href=3D"XXXXXXXwww.mm=
send7.com/ls.cfm?r=3DXXXXXXXXX&sid=3D8270495&m=3D896352&u=3DPRINI=
NVEST&s=3DXXXXXXXwww.on2url.com/app/adtrack.asp?MerchantID=3D163022&AdID=3D=
473146">"Writing Successful Proposals"</a>:<a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"htt=
p://www.mmsend7.com/ls.cfm?r=3DXXXXXXXXX&sid=3D8270496&m=3D896352=
&u=3DPRININVEST&s=3DXXXXXXXwww.on2url.com/app/adtrack.asp?MerchantID=3D1630=
22&AdID=3D473147"><img src=3D"XXXXXXXimages.magnetmail.net/images/clients/P=
RININVEST/LiveAudio012610x.gif" alt=3D"AC Banner" width=3D"150" height=3D"2=
90" border=3D"0"></a>  </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width=3D"160"> </td> </tr> =
</table><br /> <hr style=3D"height: 1px; width: 570px;" noshade color=3D"#F=
F0000"> <table width=3D"100%"> <tr> <td><p align=3D"center"><a target=3D"_b=
lank" href=3D"XXXXXXXwww.mmsend7.com/ls.cfm?r=3DXXXXXXXXX&sid=3D8=
270497&m=3D896352&u=3DPRININVEST&s=3DXXXXXXXwww.on2url.com/app/adtrack.asp?=
MerchantID=3D163022&AdID=3D473145"><img src=3D"XXXXXXXimages.magnetmail.net=
/images/clients/PRININVEST/SubNoCharge2.gif" alt=3D"Subscribe" width=3D"152=
" height=3D"62" border=3D"0" /></a></p></td>
            </tr>
          </tbody>
        </table>
        <hr noshade=3D"noshade" color=3D"#FF0000" />
        <table width=3D"100%" bgcolor=3D"#CCCCCC">
          <tbody>
            <tr>
              <td bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF">This issue was brought to you as a se=
rvice by=A0<em>Principal Investigators Association</em>. If you have genera=
l questions or comments contact us at=A0<a href=3D"mailto:editor@principali=
nvestigators.org">editor@principalinvestigators.org</a>.
                <p>* Please note that in some cases the unsubscribe links i=
n these messages can become broken by the way that an email program display=
s the message. If you are having trouble unsubscribing you may also forward=
 this message to <a href=3D"mailto:unsubscribe@principalinvestigators.org">=
unsubscribe@principalinvestigators.org</a>=A0with the word 'remove' in the =
email message subject line.</p>
                <p align=3D"center">Principal Investigators Association=A0<=
br />
                  3565 10th St N, Suite B<br />
                  Naples, FL 34103 USA<br />
                  (800) 303-0129</p></td>
            </tr>
          </tbody>
        </table></td>
    </tr>
  <td bgcolor=3D"#FFDBFF"></tbody>
</table>
</body>
</html>
				  =09
			=09
			=09
			=09
			=09
			=09
			=09
				<p align=3D"center">
Click <a href=3D"XXXXXXXwww.mmsend7.com/ls.cfm?r=3DXXXXXXXXX&sid=
=3D8270498&m=3D896352&u=3DPRININVEST&s=3DXXXXXXXwww.magnetmail.net/Actions/=
unsubscribe.cfm?message_id=3D896352&user_id=3DPRININVEST&recipient_id=3D=
XXXXXXXXX&email=3DXXX@XXXXXXXX.XXXXXXX.XXX&group_id=3D421269">here</a> to unsubs=
cribe.</p><br><P align=3Dcenter><FONT size=3D2>3565 10th Street N, Naples, =
FL 34103</FONT></P><br>=0A	<img src=3D"XXXXXXXwww.mmsend7.com/spacer.cfm?tr=
acking_id=3DXXXXXXXXXX">

--_NextPart_000_896352_20091229_12530624--