The eHealth, Privacy & Security Interest Group focuses on cutting edge issues dealing with technology and privacy as they relate to healthcare. Substantive topics of interest to committee members include health information privacy and security, electronic communications, electronic transactions and telehealth. The Interest Group will seek to encourage discussion and debate on emerging legal issues in these areas.

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Current Interest Group Roster (455 members)
(Accessible to ABA Members)

Chairs

Chair:
W. Andrew H. Gantt III
Latham & Watkins LLP
Washington, DC

Vice Chairs:
John Christiansen
Christiansen IT Law
Seattle, WA

Deborah Hiser
Brown McCarroll LLP
Austin, TX

R. Harold McCard, Jr.
Community Health Systems
Franklin, TN

Brad M Rostolsky
Reed SmithLLP
Philadelphia, PA

Liaisons

Government Submissions & Policy
Michael Robert Manthei
Holland & Knight LLP-Boston
Boston, MA

Membership
Jacqueline Myles Crain
Trenam Kemker Scharf Barkin Frye O'Neil & Mullis
St. Petersburg, Florida

Publications - Vacant

Technology - Vacant

Focused Program

• HLS HITECH Task Force (Section membership required)
• OIG review of CMS HIPAA Oversight
• Health Information Technology
• HIPAA Security Rule Compliance Reviews
• Despite Reported Progress, Federal Agencies Need to Address Persistent Weaknesses. GAO-07-837
• The Health Information Privacy and Security Act of 2007 - Section by Section Summary
• HIPAA Preemption Decision, Issued by the Georgia Supreme Court
• Cuomo Obtains First Agreement For Violation Of Security Breach Notification Law
• The President's Identity Theft Task Force: Combating Identity Theft A Strategic Plan
• HHS Launches New Web site on HIPAA Privacy Compliance and Enforcement

• 2008 - 2009 eHealth, Privacy & Security Interest Group Action Plan
• HIPAA Questions & Answers