The IRE Resource Center is a major research library containing more than 23,250 investigative stories — both print and broadcast. Add to that more than 3,000 tipsheets from our national conferences on how to cover specific beats or do specific stories and you have a resource that no reporter or editor should be without. These stories and tipsheets are searchable online or by contacting the Resource Center directly (573-882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org) where a researcher can help you pinpoint what you need. Browse or search the tipsheet section of our library below. Logged-in members can view the tipsheets free online:
Search results for "HIPPA" ...
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Getting to Yes
LaFleur gives fantastic tips on how to get what you need through a FOI request. She even gives actual examples of being told no and how to turn that into a 'yes'.
Tags: FOIA tips; HIPPA; privacy; retention schedules
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Exposing Dangerous Caregivers
Kauffman's tipsheet decribes how to use unemployment-benefit claims to track caregiver misconduct; using federal labor records to track caregivers also acting as employers; and quick hit stories that can be done with this information.
Tags: misconduct; medical professionals; unlicensed doctors; physicians; hospitals; licensing boards; HIPPA
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Open Records: Turned Down. Now What?
LaFleur offers advice to reporters facing public records challenges. Her tips include requesting records ahead of time and knowing which federal agencies are covered by FOIA. The tipsheet also discusses FOIA exemptions and HIPPA. Finally, LaFleur lists resources to help reporters negotiate for public records.
Tags: FOIA; open records; public records; federal government
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Tips For Getting Public Records in Texas
This tipsheet covers the basics for requesting public records in Texas. It also provides tips for getting certain records based on information from the state Attorney General's annual public records training for government employees. The tipsheet addresses recent changes to the law, such as changes made because of homeland security issues. It also covers negotiating for records, submitting a PIA request and disputing the cost of filling requests. It states what data is allowed to be withheld and what must be released.
Tags: Public Information Act; data negotiation; databases; CAR; FOIA; HIPPA; electronic records