ContractNetwork Membership Agreement • August 9th, 2017
Contract Type FiledAugust 9th, 2017The Vermont Oxford Network Membership Agreement (the “Agreement”) for members of the Vermont Oxford Network, Inc. (“VON”) provides that the purpose of data submission by members to VON “is the evaluation and improvement of the quality and cost of health care rendered by [members], as part of [members’] quality assurance program[s].” Further, the Agreement provides that, although each member owns its own data, “the data submitted to VON becomes part of VON’s database” and that “VON owns the [d]atabase and the compilation of all member’s data set forth in the [d]atabase, all forms distributed by VON for use by its members and all reports generated by VON.” Accordingly, VON maintains this Policy on Data Use to provide for the use of data by VON members within the ownership structure noted above, the parameters of the Agreement and in order to maximize the protection of the peer review status of such data in jurisdictions where it is available. You should consult with legal counsel with re