Robert Belfort, Partner Healthcare Industry, Manatt Phelps and Phillips

The presentation will provide an overview of the heightened legal risks faced by healthcare organizations under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA). The presentations will cover the following issues.

1. Heightened civil and criminal penalties for security and privacy violations
2. The expanded role of the FTC and State Attorneys General to privacy and security enforcement
3. The impact of breach notification
4. The potential application of the False Claims Act and other fraud abuse laws to data submissions by hospitals and physician organizations in support of ARRA meaningful use incentive payments

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• Connected Health
• Accountable care
• Healthcare IT connect
• HIT
• Healthcare IT
• State HIT
• HIE
• NASCIO