Introduction
STATinMED, a leader in healthcare research, faced the critical task of ensuring their data complies with HIPAA’s privacy rule. Integral’s advanced platform and unparalleled expertise in navigating healthcare regulations was a natural fit for STATinMED.
Expert Guidance and Collaboration
Integral’s deep understanding of HIPAA’s regulatory landscape, privacy-enhancing data practices, and expertise in both healthcare and consumer data helped STATinMED navigate the complexities of the embedded risks inherent in healthcare data. By enabling open communication and detailed insights into embedded risk factors and working with STATinMED to retain the highest data fidelity possible, Integral provided a master expert determination report that enables STATinMED to move forward with confidence.
"The expert determination process with Integral gave us direct visibility into the risk factors, and collaborative approaches on how to remediate the data to satisfy both HIPAA compliance standards, and STATinMED’s privacy standards.”
- Keshia Maughn, Senior Principal, Strategic Advisory Services, STATinMED
The collaboration between STATinMED and Integral was marked by clarity and strategic support, with ongoing communication ensuring the alignment of remediation recommendations with STATinMED's needs and strict adherence to HIPAA standards.
"Integral's collaborative spirit was evident from the start. They were focused on supporting us throughout the process so that our data is not only compliant but optimized for our research needs."
- Keshia Maughn, Senior Principal, Strategic Advisory Services, STATinMED
Proven Solutions for Compliance
Integral’s Privacy Workbench platform is uniquely designed to support rigorously navigating embedded risks present within PHI and other privacy-sensitive datasets, that feels bespoke to its customers. Privacy Workbench manages the end-to-end flow of data, from ingress to remediated output, which significantly changes the number of limited, and often expensive, internal resources required to fulfil the requirements of an expert determination report.
The Outcome of Strategic Partnership
The strategic partnership yielded significant benefits for the STATinMED team, enhancing their ability to access and analyze sensitive data within a secure and compliant framework. Integral's Privacy Workbench, transparency, and collaborative team empowered STATinMED to pursue new research opportunities confidently, knowing their data and processes met all regulatory requirements.
Conclusion
The collaboration between STATinMED and Integral highlights the importance of transparency and guidance in achieving regulatory compliance with privacy-sensitive data. Integral's approach provided STATinMED with the foundation to advance its research goals securely and efficiently.
