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Understanding the convergence of health law and technology, Blank Rome’s Health IT attorneys advise clients on a number of emerging issues regarding e-health information, privacy, security, data use, licensing, joint venture and development agreements, transactional matters and capital raising, and other emerging issues. Our attorneys have written a number of books and articles addressing the challenges of health information technology.
Blank Rome is a Diamond Member of the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), and is the founder-sponsor of the Health IT Venture fair and the forthcoming Building a Health IT Business Program.
The Blank Rome team has been nationally recognized for their counsel on critical issues facing Health IT industry clients, including:
- electronic health records and personal health records
- HIE, HIN, and RHIO developments
- privacy and security
- liability, risk management, and indemnification
- certification and interoperability
- data-sharing agreements
- fraud and abuse compliance and enforcement
- regulatory compliance
- drug and medical device approvals
Experienced Attorneys, Recognized in Their Fields
Blank Rome’s Health IT team includes lawyers who have served federal and state governments as well as private industry. Our experience includes counsel to three Governors of Pennsylvania on health issues, as well as chief counsel to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Our attorneys have served on Department of Justice and FBI enforcement policy committees in Washington, DC, and with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. We have worked extensively on healthcare matters with the Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General, the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices in jurisdictions around the country, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and its contracting community.
Blank Rome’s Involvement in the HIMSS09 Conference
- Building Your Health IT Business Program — An opportunity for health IT entrepreneurs to learn about management, capital formation, legal issues, and business development.
April 4, 2009, 9:00 am – 11:30 am, McCormick Place, Rms. W192 – W193
- HIMSS Health IT Venture Fair — The only health IT-focused venture capital opportunity which will enable emerging companies to present to health IT investors from around the country. Please visit http://himss09.org/venturefair/ for more information.
April 4, 2009, 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm, McCormick Place, Rms. W192 – W193
- Investor Focus Group — Interactive discussion of the investment climate for health IT companies and the impact of the Stimulus Package and Health Reform on the potential for investment.
April 5, 2009, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, McCormick Place, Rm. N130
- Payers Focus Group — In the wake of health care reform and issues that will impact health plans and other payers, participants will discuss the role of healthcare information technology and its evolution in the new environment.
April 7, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, McCormick Place, Rm. N129
- Investor Breakfast — Moderated by John D. Shire, Blank Rome Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity partner.
April 5 at 7:30 am at McCormick Place, Rm. W193A.
Howard Burde, Blank Rome healthcare partner, will be a panelist at the following sessions:
- “A Strategic Approach to Opportunities and Risks for Health IT in Economic Stimulus Legislation,” on April 6 at 9:45 am, McCormick Place, Rm. W196B.
- PHR Roundtable “Risk and Legal Considerations for Clinicians and Consumers,” April 7 at 9:45 am, McCormick Place, Rm. S103.
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