LAB INTEROPERABILITY COOPERATIVE (LIC)

PRIVACY STATEMENT

The Lab Interoperability Cooperative is comprised of three organizations working together to achieve the goals of the Centers for Disease Control - LIC grant. The Lab Interoperability Cooperative ("the Co-Op") is comprised of the College of American Pathologists, the American Hospital Association and Surescripts.

The Co-Op is highly sensitive to the privacy interests of the organizations that agree to participate in this pilot and believe that the protection of those interests is one of its most significant responsibilities. In acknowledgment of its obligations, the Co-Op has adopted the following Privacy Policy applicable to information about consumers and facilities that it acquires in the course of grant business:

1. Acquisition of Information. We do not acquire any more information about facilities than is necessary to perform the duties outlined in the LIC Grant and to provide a high level of service efficiently and securely.
2. Our Employees and Privacy. Our employees understand the importance of privacy. We give access to information collected in the context of this grant only to those employees who require it to perform their jobs.
3. Disclosure to Third Parties. We will provide individually-identifiable information about facilities to third parties only if we are compelled to do so by order of a duly-empowered governmental authority, we have the express permission of the facility representative, or is necessary to process transactions and provide our services.

As part of the grant work, the Co-Op is conducting facility outreach to their respective members and clients to recruit facilities to participate in the grant pilot. The outreach effort includes data collection through checklists to determine participant viability. The information collected may include highly sensitive details regarding a facility’s health information systems and data transfer protocols and will only be used for business specifically related to the grant effort unless given express consent by the primary designated facility representative.

If you have questions about this privacy policy, please send an e-mail to info@labinteroperabilitycoop.org or LIC@cap.org.