The Obama administration released its guidelines for establishing security expectations for organizations that participate in the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI).

“The 10-page framework, which builds on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s cybersecurity framework, is intended to be adaptable to the various participating PMI groups and is aimed at providing a broad framework for protecting data and transparency,’’ HealthcareDIVE reported.

It said that the framework includes eight overarching principles:

• Setting a ‘participants first’ orientation that engenders trust.
• Ensuring that security processes are adaptable to keep pace with technological advances.
• Seeking to preserve data integrity.
• Identifying key risks to security, while enabling research to progress.
• Developing clear expectations and transparency around security processes.
• Ensuring that security controls protect data, while maintaining access to those who need the data.
• Minimizing exposure of participant data.
• Sharing experiences and challenges with other PMI organizations.