Description
Book SynopsisThis book covers a broad range of legal topics relating to the fields of bioinformatics and medical informatics, which relate to the intersection of biomedical information and computer programming within the contexts of scientific research, product development and healthcare delivery. A number of usually distinct bodies of legal doctrine come together in this area, sometimes overlapping, sometimes colliding in unexpected ways.
Key issues discussed in the book include:
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- An overview of the current landscape of bioinformatics and medical informatics
- A focus on the legal issues arising from the development and acquisition of informatics tools for use in a laboratory or healthcare setting
- Developments in patent and innovation law that are important for informatics applications
- A discussion of institutions and collaborative arrangements in which informatics applications are developed and used today
- Data protection and privacy issues applicable to informatics applications in the U.S. and Europe.
While no single work can cover the entire set of legal issues arising from large, dynamic and complex fields such as bioinformatics and medical informatics, this book strives to offer the reader insight into some of the major legal trends and considerations applicable to these fields today.
Table of ContentsContents: Preface xvi Introduction to Bioinformatics, Medical Informatics and the Law xxii 1 Overview of bioinformatics and medical informatics technology for non-specialists 1 A. James Cuticchia 2 Medical Information Commons: conceptual, legal and ethical considerations for stakeholders 12 Janis Geary, Mary A. Majumder, Jill Oliver Robinson, Christi Guerrini and Robert Cook-Deegan 3 Software agreements for bioinformatics and medical informatics applications 31 Brett Lockwood 4 Open source and bioinformatics 44 Michele K. Herman, Jane Eckels, Joanne Montague, Jordan J. Bowler and Nicole Orlov 5 Software development 70 Heather J. Meeker 6 Software patents 80 Gregory J. Kirsch and Charley F. Brown 7 Bioinformatics at the Patent Office 120 Saurabh Vishnubhakat and Arti K. Rai 8 University research and licensing 133 Jeff Carter-Johnson, Jennifer Carter-Johnson and Jorge L. Contreras 9 Technical standards for bioinformatics and medical informatics 153 Jorge L. Contreras and Adrian Thorogood 10 Database protection 180 Jon M. Garon 11 US federal genomic data release and access policies 193 Jorge L. Contreras 12 Privacy and security challenges in bioinformatics 205 Lucy L. Thomson and Arthur E. Peabody, Jr. 13 Bioinformatics, medical informatics and the European General Data Protection Regulation 248 Christopher Jones 14 Informatics and public health surveillance 269 Leslie P. Francis and John G. Francis Index 297
