HIPAA/Privacy

Following passage of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), attorneys at Katten were among the leading forces around the country working with various state and national hospital associations to assess and advise covered entities on how to obtain and maintain compliance with these complex and ever-evolving regulations. Our HIPAA attorneys continue to use their  combined experience in health care, insurance regulation, cutting-edge technology law, employee benefits, litigation and liability management to deliver tailor-made, cost-effective legal services to our clients, including:

• risk assessment and needs analysis;
• HIPAA model compliance documents;
• coordination with other consultants in order to maximize attorney-client protection;
• board compliance and HIPAA training;
• development of HIPAA compliance programs;
• HIPAA privacy and security compliance audits; and
• impact of HIPAA on employee benefit plans and on plans' relationships with sponsoring employer and administrative vendors.

Our representative clients include Cook County and its related hospitals, Centegra Health System, the Illinois Hospital Association, the Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council, Northwest Community Hospital and many other provider facilities and plans across the country.

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