Current Trends in HIPAA and Cybersecurity

This webinar covers recent trends and increased breach reporting for healthcare providers. Kurt Bratten will review recent guidance from HHS’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) regarding Managing Malicious Insider Threats, Direct Liability of Business Associates and OCR’s recent revision to the limits on Civil Monetary Penalties for HIPAA Violations. Join us to gain practical guidance and lessons that can be learned from recent OCR enforcement activity and resolution agreements.

KURT BRATTEN

Kurt is a Senior Partner in O’Connell and Aronowitz’s Health Law Department and is responsible for managing the firm’s Cybersecurity and HIPAA Compliance practice. Kurt regularly counsels health care providers and other institutional clients regarding data and cyber security requirements and practices, HIPAA and related issues. He frequently assists clients with the assessment of security incidents and breach response, and regularly represents clients before state and federal agencies relating to various data security and privacy matters. Kurt represents a wide range of non-profit and institutional clients, health care providers of all sizes, financial services firms, ancillary service providers and other companies regarding cybersecurity matters and incident response.