In a regulatory environment where even the most minor details matter, Rebecca Frigy Romine thrives on helping clients find practical and creative solutions and action plans.

Her practice focuses on many facets of the general health care business with a specific emphasis on the privacy and security of health information and issues related to health information technology and the digital health environment.

Rebecca has significant experience in the following areas and remains abreast of the ever changing regulatory environment: 

• Addressing compliance issues and developing policies and procedures under HIPAA, the HITECH Act, state privacy laws, and 42 CFR Part 2 (alcohol and drug abuse treatment records).
• Assisting clients navigate issues related to electronic health records, including advising on the 21st Century Cures Act information blocking regulations, promoting interoperability requirements, and issues specific to health information exchanges.

Rebecca regularly assists our M&A and transactions teams with privacy and security diligence, transactional documentation and considerations, transition services agreements, and post-closing compliance strategy and tasks. Her experience is deep across the spectrum of types of health care providers, which includes hospitals. These efforts include:

• Coordinating with representations and warranties insurers and lenders to evaluate risk related to privacy and security compliance issues. 
• Negotiating special indemnification provisions in purchase agreements related to HIPAA-related compliance issues.  
• Assisting clients with negotiating and operationalizing post-closing transitional services agreements, which in several instances have involved integrated electronic health record issues.
• Assisting clients with implementing HIPAA compliance programs post-closing.