Yes, if that failure causes harm. Learn more. It’s well known to health lawyers — or should be — that HIPAA does not include or create a private cause of action for breach of its requirements. This wasn’t changed with HITECH and the recently issued HITECH Megarule. It appears, however, that state laws allow individuals […]
Read More…A look at the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and WA Health Benefit Exchange. Now that most of the sound and fury about the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) seems to have settled down, it might be a good idea to take a look at the changes it brings. […]
Read More…Cloud computing and storage are hot topics — not just in terms of how attorneys manage their own client data, but also in terms of how you advise your clients to manage their data. John Christiansen, Seattle-area health care lawyer and secretary of the WSBA Health Law Section, explores cloud computing considerations for the healthcare industry on […]
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