In light of a significant rise in cyberattacks against hospitals and health systems, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently released a cybersecurity toolkit. Read on for details about the toolkit and how the federal government is prioritizing cybersecurity in healthcare.

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Photo of Daniel Bush Daniel Bush

Danny practices as part of the firm’s healthcare department, where he focuses on corporate healthcare mergers and acquisitions as well as regulatory compliance. Danny completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Washington and then both his law degree and Master of Health…

Danny practices as part of the firm’s healthcare department, where he focuses on corporate healthcare mergers and acquisitions as well as regulatory compliance. Danny completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Washington and then both his law degree and Master of Health Administration at the University of Iowa.

Photo of Kimberly J. Kannensohn Kimberly J. Kannensohn

Kimberly focuses her practice on the provision of corporate, regulatory and compliance counseling to healthcare and life sciences companies. The cornerstone of her practice is providing guidance to clients regarding HIPAA and the HITECH Act, the Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse laws…

Kimberly focuses her practice on the provision of corporate, regulatory and compliance counseling to healthcare and life sciences companies. The cornerstone of her practice is providing guidance to clients regarding HIPAA and the HITECH Act, the Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse laws, the Stark Law, Medicare coverage and reimbursement rules, and state healthcare laws and regulations.

Photo of Allyson Maur Allyson Maur

Allyson advises on regulatory issues affecting diagnostics developers, biopharma manufacturers, and clinical laboratories, including CLIA/CLEP and FDA regulatory advice, MLR and MRC review of marketing and promotional materials, clinical studies, global data privacy issues, ethics & compliance, commercial contracting, commercial litigation and more.

Allyson advises on regulatory issues affecting diagnostics developers, biopharma manufacturers, and clinical laboratories, including CLIA/CLEP and FDA regulatory advice, MLR and MRC review of marketing and promotional materials, clinical studies, global data privacy issues, ethics & compliance, commercial contracting, commercial litigation and more. Allyson’s healthcare regulatory work ranges from clinical bioethics and informed consent issues to counseling on compliance with U.S. federal fraud, waste, and abuse laws such as the Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, Sunshine Act, and their state law equivalents, as well as HIPAA, state healthcare privacy laws, change of ownership and state licensing requirements for various healthcare and healthcare adjacent entities.