Health information increasingly needs to flow beyond the jurisdiction in which it was originally collected. As both people and microbes move across jurisdictional boundaries with increasing speed and ease, so too must health information. With an increased focus on privacy and security regulations comes an increased level of caution and formality related to data exchange between organizations, thus increasing the use of data exchange/data use agreements to establish clear parameters for exchange. The Joint Public Health Informatics Task Force (www.jphit.org) developed a practical guidance document for public health agencies that are beginning to form an inter-jurisdictional, health department-to-health department data exchange relationship. This document cites typical provisions for such agreements, why each is important, and practical considerations in crafting each provision. It also includes sample agreements currently in use in different public health domains. The guidance document and sample agreements can be found at here.
JPHIT and PHII's Inter-Jurisdictional Health Information Exchange: Guidance for Public Health Agencies (September 2013) also provides valuable information on this topic.
Presenters
Bill Brand, MPH, Director, Public Health Informatics Science, PHII
N Elaine Lowery, JD, MSPH, Senior Public Health Independent Consultant, PHII
Learning Objectives
After completing the webinar, attendees will be able to:
- Describe the importance of well-constructed data exchange agreements to building partnerships that can stand the test of time;
- Identify key provisions of a typical data exchange agreement and the purpose for each;
- Describe the differences between privacy, confidentiality and security.
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Date and Time
Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
Host
ISDS Public Health Practice and Education and Training Committees