Verifiable credentials in healthcare Verifiable credentials in healthcare are emerging as an important digital identity technology for patient access, provider verification, consent management, and electronic health record exchange. For healthcare…
Covenant Health Ransomware Breach Analysis: Likely HIPAA Security Rule, Cybersecurity, and AI Observability Lessons from the May 2025 Qilin Attack By Michael F. Arrigo Note: This analysis is based on…
Is Your Business Vulnerable to Wiper Malware? Lessons from the Stryker Attack and Prevention Strategies for 2026 Recent high-profile cyber attacks, such as the March 2026 wiper malware assault on…
HITECH Act and HIPAA Omnibus Rule HIPAA was enacted in 1996, the ARRA HITECH Act in 2009, the HIPAA Omnibus Rule in 2013. In January 2020, a Federal Court ruled…
In October 2020 and April 2021, the U.S. National Security Administration posted advisories regarding known vulnerabilities that Chinese and Russian hackers use to breach U.S. and other networks. Our Observations:…
Employer Required COVID-19 tests for employees, According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, and EEOC Laws According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: An employer may administer a COVID-19…
Cybersecurity Expert WitnessWhen WannaCry ransomeware harms the patients of health care providers or members of a health plan, litigation raises questions. Were all measures taken to protect the plaintiff's information? Either…
Precision medicine targets disease at a genetic level for groups of patients with specific attributes. Sharing patient data at the point of care introduces new opportunities and new HIPAA Privacy…
healthcare expert witness work in medical coding and billing, usual customary and reasonable cost of care, HIPAA Privacy, HITECH Act, and Affordable Care act require special considerations
Peyton Manning's privacy was violated by Guyer Institute IF the press is accurately presenting the facts about the patient and the HIPAA covered entity.
HIPAA Expert Witness Experience In my HIPAA Expert Witness experience serving as an expert on the HIPAA Privacy Rule and the HIPAA Security Rule, advising clients in HIPAA breach litigation…
The HITECH Act, which was enacted as part of ARRA, promotes the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology. Subtitle D of the HITECH Act addresses the privacy and security concerns associated with the electronic transmission of health information. While the HITECH Act mirrors HIPAA, it elaborates with specific requirements