myLaminin Perspectives

Managing and protecting health information is both a legal and ethical obligation for healthcare and research institutions. HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, sets federal standards to safeguard Protected Health Information (PHI). It gives individuals rights over their data, restricts disclosure, and requires safeguards. Covered entities and business associates, such as research platforms, must comply through privacy, security, and breach notifica

Research is increasingly collaborative, complex, and global. Whether it’s a multi‑site clinical study, a cross‑university climate project, or a public‑private health data initiative, researchers now work across institutions and nations. That kind of collaboration depends on systems—not just goodwill. Platforms like myLaminin provide secure support for research operations and data exchange via robust repositories, role‑based access, metadata standards, FAIR compliance, and aud

To support FAIR and Open Science principles, research projects must capture metadata across three categories: descriptive (e.g., title, keywords), administrative (e.g., funding, ethics), and technical (e.g., file formats, tools). Structured metadata makes research discoverable, accessible, ethical, and reusable—extending its value. Tools like myLaminin streamline this through integrated metadata capture and research data management.

Higher Education Researchers must evaluate commercial options to address new Research Data Management requirements.