The practice was formed by nationally-known and widely-respected information technology attorney John R. Christiansen after many years in large, national law and consulting firm practice, to provide service more directly, flexibly and creatively.
[April 10 Update: A document version of this Business Associate Rule Tool is now available at this post.] This HITECH Business Associates Rule Tool is a guide to some of the key implications of the Business Associate provisions of the HITECH regulations published in January 2013, which amended the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules published […]
As some readers may know I have been a bit concerned about the business cases and some of the justifications for some of the health information exchange (HIE) projects which are in development or deployed. There are a number of HIEs which do seem to have well-defined missions and which create value recognized by a […]
Here’s an interesting projection for 2013 from Montana Cherney at FrogDesign. Sensors, social networks change health behavior—on a large scale “. . . Ubiquitous connectivity, real-time remote monitoring, and social networking are three of the most prevalent factors revolutionizing health care. We’ll see more and more people connect to devices, share their data, and reach out […]