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Legal and Ethical Issues for Data Analytic Companies in the Healthcare Industry - Who levels the field?


Wednesday, November 4, 2015 : 11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Bankole A. Olatosi, PhD, MS, MPH, FACHE, Department of Health Services Policy & Management, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Joseph Long, JD, MBA, Tillman School of Business, University of Mount Olive, Mount Olive, NC
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
Data analytics is a slow but growing field in healthcare especially with the move towards Electronic Health Records systems nationwide. Proper statutory policies and procedures must be adopted to protect healthcare organizations, data analytics companies and the patient. As a result, it is critical for "Big Data" users in both the data analytics industry and healthcare industry to understand the legal and ethical dilemmas surrounding the use of data analytics. This presentation will predict and also provide solutions for legal and ethical issues related to the relationship between healthcare providers and stakeholders of Big Data in healthcare. The presentation will attempt to explain the likely relationships in the healthcare big data industry from both  ethical and legal perspectives.  In addition, the presentation will review and share some of the legal issues arising from such relationships.  Finally, the presentation will describe hypothetical ethical and legal situations particularly focused on data security and breaches now occurring in the healthcare industry.

Learning Areas:

Ethics, professional and legal requirements

Learning Objectives:
Explain likely contractual relationships between healthcare organizations and data analytics companies. Discuss the current use of data analytics companies in the healthcare industry. Identify potential dilemmas that could arise from the rush to using "Big Data" in healthcare. Describe potentials for ethical conundrums for Big Data use in a largely unregulated healthcare big data environment.

Keyword(s): Ethics, Data Collection and Surveillance

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been working and training in the field of Big Data Analytics for the past 3 years at the Tillman School of Business. Healthcare analytics is a focus area for my research.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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