Privacy (and Security) Please! Hot Topics in Pharmacy

This presentation discussed current hot issues in pharmacy data use and disclosure, including privacy, security, and contracting issues. Topics included:

• Disaster preparedness issues and lessons learned from COVID-19
• CCPA and other state consumer privacy laws, and the practical impact of these laws on pharmacy practice and operations
• New state legislation addressing data brokers
• Privacy issues unique to specialty pharmacy, including disclosures to HUBs, data aggregators, and disclosure to manufacturers and related contracting considerations
• Operationalizing de-identification and tokenization in data sharing
• Sale of data, including new marketplace models
• Information blocking, including discussion of the new final rule
• Special considerations for data sharing with manufacturers, payers and PBMs, HUBs, and vendors

Simone Colgan Dunlap's co-presenters were Meghan O'Connor, Quarles & Brady Partner and Milwaukee Office Health Law Group Chair, and Nicholas Gonzalez from Kroger.