E-Health, Privacy, and Security Law, Third Edition

This treatise provides health law practitioners and e-health professionals with a full exploration of the legal, regulatory, transactional, and ethical issues at the nexus of health and information technology, including e-health, privacy, security, social media, HIPAA, HITECH, and more. It also includes guidance on maximizing technology to cut costs and improve marketing, all while staying compliant and avoiding penalties. The new Third Edition includes updated chapters on the e-health industry and health information technology, as well as discussion of: recent security breach settlements with HHS's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the implications, as well as a new chapter on other cybersecurity developments in healthcare; how health information technologies will play a key role in the shift from fee-for-service medicine to payment for quality and cost-effectiveness; the European Data Privacy Regime, including the Data Protection Directive, and key changes the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will bring, such as mandatory breach reporting and significant fines; and much more.