Inova first in nation to earn groundbreaking Responsible Use of Health Data Certification

The Joint Commission recognizes Inova as the first in the nation to achieve its Responsible Use of Health Data^™ (RUHD) Certification – a groundbreaking new recognition for the responsible use of secondary data or data used for purposes beyond clinical care.

RUHD is a voluntary certification, available to hospitals and health systems. It provides guidance to help healthcare organizations use secondary data necessary for learning, safety, quality and operations improvement. Using healthcare data for the greater good allows for unprecedented advances in patient safety and quality of care for all patients.

In commemoration of this achievement, the two organizations hosted a roundtable discussion on Dec. 2 at the Inova Center for Personalized Health with thought leaders and policymakers, including Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), on the critical importance of leveraging healthcare data to improve the delivery of care while protecting patient privacy.

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