Common Contracts

Data Use Agreement

May 24th, 2022

• Filed
  May 24th, 2022

This Data Use Agreement (“Agreement”) governs the disclosure and use of data in the Synthetic Healthcare Database for Research (SyH-DR), which is maintained by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Section 944(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. §299c-3(c)) ("the AHRQ Confidentiality Statute") requires that data collected by AHRQ that identify individuals or establishments be used only for the purpose for which they were supplied. SyH-DR may only be used for research, analysis, and aggregate statistical reporting projects. AHRQ does not authorize the use of SyH-DR for commercial or competitive purposes affecting establishments; to determine the rights, benefits, or privileges of individuals or establishments; for criminal and civil litigation, including expert witness testimony; for law enforcement activities; or for any other purpose incompatible with the AHRQ Confidentiality Statute.