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Phase I: 2010 NHIA Provider Survey Confidentiality Statement

  • This research project will be conducted in accordance with all aspects of the Ethics Code of the American Association of Public Opinion Researchers (AAPOR), thereby protecting respondent confidentiality.
  • Of particular significance, we will honor clause D-2 of the AAPOR Ethics Code, which reads "Unless the respondent waives confidentiality for specified uses, we shall hold as privileged and confidential all information that might identify a respondent with his or her responses. We shall also not disclose or use the names of respondents for non-research purposes unless the respondent grants us permission to do so."
  • To prevent duplicate entries of survey information from the same licensed pharmacy, NHIA is asking each provider to supply their DEA number as a unique identifier. NHIA will only use the DEA number to identify duplicate survey entries for the same physical pharmacy location. In this capacity, the DEA number serves as a data validation device, and will not be used in any other way.
  • All data will be used in a de-identified manner to protect the identity of individual respondents and their affiliate organizations. That is, the survey responses will not be integrated, analyzed, or reported in any way in which the confidentiality of the survey responses is not ensured.
    1. NHIA will not use survey data in any manner related to NHIA membership status or terms.
    2. NHIA will not sell or otherwise provide contact information to anyone.
    3. NHIA may contact you following your submission, for the purpose of clarifying your responses to the survey.
    4. NHIA will retain sole ownership of all raw data.
  • All survey responses and raw data will be password restricted and only accessible by those individuals directly involved in data analysis, specifically Kristen Santaromita, Associate Director of Research & Education and Nancy Kramer, Vice President, Clinical Affairs.
  • Further analysis of the Phase I: 2010 NHIA Provider Survey data in subsequent phases of the NHIA Industry-Wide Data Initiative, will only be conducted in a manner consistent with this Confidentiality Statement.
  • If you have any questions about this information, please e-mail kristen.santaromita@nhia.org or call 703-838-2661.