Data Sharing in Healthcare: Navigating HIPAA, State Law, and Structuring Data Sharing Agreements

Data has become an entity's most valuable asset. And entities of all types should be wary when they enter into data sharing agreements. Data sharing projects take many forms and address many important issues, including improvements in patient safety, fraud and abuse, population health, research, and costs to the health care system. That said, the contractual, state, federal, and international regulatory requirements applicable to such data-sharing projects are significant. As such, health care entities may be particularly vulnerable to legal risks related to data sharing projects involving health data. 

Our speaker will review contractual obligations, HIPAA, state privacy laws, and other requirements, as well as discuss risk assessment, data sharing agreements, key provisions, and business associate relationships. The presentation offers best practices for sharing health care data.

1. Understand the scope and breadth of data sharing projects in development in the health care sector 

2. Identify threshold issues related to data privacy and security when engaged in such data sharing projects

3. Understand contractual, state, federal, and international legal obligations for data privacy and security for such projects

4. Discuss issues related to data ownership that may also be part of such projects