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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.
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Posted on October 3, 2011
Caveat User: Data Mining and Sneaky Services Providers
According to Zero Hedge, Goldman Sachs may have been using data from activities on its news/research web portal, and possibly also its trading portal for Goldman clients, to “front run” its clients. “Front running” occurs when a brokerage firm (like Goldman) executes a trade on a stock its own behalf before executing a trade on […]
Posted on October 3, 2011
Stop! Don’t Sign that Business Associate Contract!
As readers of this blog (should) know, the HITECH provisions of the stimulus bill include a very significant expansion of regulatory authority over business associates. They also include a very significant increase in penalties for HIPAA violations. The upshot of these changes is that many organizations which were not previously subject to HIPAA penalties will […]
Posted on October 3, 2011
Caselaw: When Bad Security Makes for Invalid Electronic Signatures
Signatures are essential – as in, legally required – for many healthcare records, among them medical records, drug orders and prescriptions. Failure to sign violates licensing and frequently other state law provisions, and in some cases federal requirements and accreditation standards.Federal and state laws – E-SIGN and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA, adopted in […]
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