COVID-19 Data Tracker Publishing & Privacy Guidelines
A. SUMMARY
It is the policy of the San Francisco Department of Public Health to comply with patient/client/resident rights regarding Protected Health Information (PHI) as set forth in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). These guidelines exists to provide guidance only as it relates to the public release of COVID-19 data through the tracker webpages, so that public reporting of de-identified information of residents’ health status, demographic and other characteristics, and geographical information reflect consistent reporting practices and meaningful differences in health outcomes, conditions that impact health, and delivery of services while safeguarding patient/client/resident rights regarding PHI.
COVID-19 related data will be released routinely in a variety of data products related to the tracker, including datasets through SF OpenData. Some data products may include data by county or smaller analysis unit such as ZIP code, neighborhood, or census tract.
Download the attached PDF for the policy.
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| accessLevel | public |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "OpenData", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:no-reply@data.sf.gov" } |
| description | <strong>A. SUMMARY</strong> It is the policy of the San Francisco Department of Public Health to comply with patient/client/resident rights regarding Protected Health Information (PHI) as set forth in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). These guidelines exists to provide guidance only as it relates to the public release of COVID-19 data through the tracker webpages, so that public reporting of de-identified information of residents’ health status, demographic and other characteristics, and geographical information reflect consistent reporting practices and meaningful differences in health outcomes, conditions that impact health, and delivery of services while safeguarding patient/client/resident rights regarding PHI. COVID-19 related data will be released routinely in a variety of data products related to the tracker, including datasets through SF OpenData. Some data products may include data by county or smaller analysis unit such as ZIP code, neighborhood, or census tract. Download the attached PDF for the policy. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | https://data.sf.gov/api/views/9aj4-um47 |
| issued | 2020-07-03 |
| keyword |
[ "untagged" ] |
| landingPage | https://data.sf.gov/d/9aj4-um47 |
| modified | 2024-03-13 |
| publisher |
{ "name": "data.sf.gov", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| theme |
[ "COVID-19" ] |
| title | COVID-19 Data Tracker Publishing & Privacy Guidelines |
