David Harlow

DAVID HARLOW is Principal of The Harlow Group LLC, a health care law and consulting firm based in the Hub of the Universe, Boston, MA. His thirty years’ experience in the public and private sectors affords him a unique perspective on legal, policy and business issues facing the health care community. David is adept at assisting clients in developing new paradigms for their business organizations, relationships and processes so as to maximize the realization of organizational goals in a highly regulated environment, in realms ranging from health data privacy and security to digital health strategy to physician-hospital relationships to the avoidance of fraud and abuse. He's been called "an expert on HIPAA and other health-related law issues [who] knows more than virtually anyone on those topics.” (Forbes.com.) His award-winning blog, HealthBlawg, is highly regarded in both the legal and health policy blogging worlds. David is a charter member of the external Advisory Board of the Mayo Clinic Social Media Network and has served as the Public Policy Chair of the Society for Participatory Medicine, on the Health Law Section Council of the Massachusetts Bar Association and on the Advisory Board of FierceHealthIT. He speaks regularly before health care and legal industry groups on business, policy and legal matters. You should follow him on Twitter.
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DC Health Data and Innovation Week 2012

I spent part of last week at the DC Health Data and…

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Nothing About Me Without Me – Participatory Medicine, Meaningful Use, and the American Hospital Association

Meaningful Use Stage 2 regulations were released in March by CMS and…

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Pay For Performance and HCAHPS

"There's nothing better at incenting than money." Setting aside for a moment…

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Health Insurance Exchange Regulations and the Health Reform Challenge

The federal The federal Health Insurance Exchange regulations were released in final…

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Data Breach: How Much Will One Cost You?

The going rate for a compromised medical record seems to b The…

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First Lawsuit Filed Against a Business Associate Under HIPAA / HITECH

The first HIPAA enforcement action against a business associate has been filed…

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Health Care Social Media – How to Engage Online Without Getting into Trouble (Part I)

  “Why do you rob banks?” “That’s where the money is.”  …

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Health Care Social Media – How to Engage Online Without Getting into Trouble (Part I)

  “Why do you rob banks?” “That’s where the money is.”  …

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Microsoft GE Healthcare Joint Venture – A Sign of Weakness or Strength?

Microsoft and GE Healthcare announced a joint venture yesterday (as-yet unnamed), trumpeted as…

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Occupy With Grace

As patients, as family members, as friends, as health care providers, we…

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