Protecting patient privacy while enabling data sharing and quality improvement has emerged as a critical issue for all FHTs, regardless of whether or not they’re involved in the Quality Improvement Decision Support Initiative. These issues apply to data sharing between a FHT and its physician groups or with any other partner organization.
Webinar Open to All Members:
Registration is now open for the webinar: “Overcoming privacy issues in partnership agreements” on March 21, 2014 at 9 am to 10 am EST.
Memorandum of Understanding for Collaboration and Data-Sharing:
A template Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Quality Improvement Decision Support Specialist Collaboration and Data-Sharing Agreement is now available for all members’ use. This template was prepared by Dykeman Dewhirst O’Brien LLP (DDO Health Law) based on advice from a working group of AFHTO members. It can be adapted to meet the needs of individual partnerships. Members are encouraged to share their improvements to this template or other model agreements with us to support system wide collaboration and learning.
Privacy Toolkit to be launched March 14, 2014
The Privacy Toolkit will provide information about how to best navigate QIDS related privacy such as:
- Obligations of FHTs and their affiliated physicians to protect patient privacy when engaged in quality improvement and data analysis
- Steps that should be taken where QIDS Specialists are shared among multiple FHTs
- Decision making on data access
- What happens if there is a privacy breach related to QIDS work