Q: Who is responsible for DHS Data Transfer?

The current DHS policy is that the DHS Principal Investigator be the only one to transfer their research data in a way that is consistent with the specific data management plan and HIPAA approvals that in the IRB and other DHS policies. For example, if transferring PHI outside the DHS network to USC's computing environment, the DHS PI must verify the IRB approved HIPAA waiver is present before ANY external transfer.

LACDHS data, including research data from LACUSC Medical Center (which is NOT a USC covered entity) is administered by the DHS SC-CTSI Informatics Core - the DHS investigator listed in the IRB will be responsible for full compliance with all LACDHS policies.

Q: Who is allowed to access the DHS Shared Folder to access the delivered data?

A: Only the DHS Principal Investigator listed on the IRB.

Q: What other ways can my data be securely delivered to me?

A: Your delivered data can be export to your project directory in a secure DHS file share. If the file size permits and it is de-identified data, we recommend transferring using @dhs.lacounty.gov to @med.usc.edu OneDrive a HIPAA compliant transfer process that Outlook supports.