Arent Fox began advising clients in matters involving the privacy and security of health information long before the final promulgation of the Privacy and Security Standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). In fact, we represented clients before Congress and HHS throughout the negotiations of the Administrative Simplifications Provisions of HIPAA and the crafting of the final regulations. We also developed a comprehensive model HIPAA compliance program that enables health care providers to implement the Federal Privacy Standards in a systematic and efficient manner.

Given the depth of our HIPAA experience, we are uniquely positioned to provide our clients with a comprehensive, cost-effective means to incorporate new HIPAA and HITECH requirements into existing compliance programs, assess their obligations under the new data breach notification requirements, and unravel the complex HIPAA issues that frequently arise in the context of clinical research. Clients facing a HIPAA enforcement action can turn to Arent Fox with confidence knowing that one of our attorneys was involved in the resolution of the largest HIPAA enforcement case to date.