How confidential is the information in the HBDP database?
Comprehensive control procedures have been established to protect the privacy o infants, families, physicians, and hospitals. All identifying information is kept safe and strictly confidential and the HBDP is in compliance with all hospital Institutional Review Board (IRB) rules as well as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) regulations passed to date. In addition, all HBDP staff have taken an oath of confidentiality, while all data reported to the community are done so in an aggregate de-identified format only.
