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The complex issues surrounding health information technology and the law were explored at a recent Grand Rounds Series event sponsored by the Hall Center for Law and Health at IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law.

McKinney School alumna Kristyn Looney,'99, Associate General Counsel, IU Health, and Ammon Fillmore, attorney at Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman, led a conversation about developments in health IT and legal ramifications during their presentation, “Current Legal Issues in Health Information Technology (That You Might Not Have Thought About)” on April 19, 2018.

 Looney and Fillmore, pictured with Nicolas P. Terry, Hall Render Professor of Law and executive director of the Hall Center for Law and Health (left), discussed the current status of cybersecurity, ransomware, and privacy laws, including the new EU privacy regulations that are expected to also impact health care in the United States.

The also discussed technology trends in health care, including virtual patient care through telemedicine and the legal implications for providers, as well as cutting-edge artificial technology and its impact on both data collection and patient care.

Looney, who has worked in health care her entire career, developed a love of health IT during her tenure as general counsel and compliance officer at the Regenstrief Institute, a health IT and biomedical informatics think tank on the IUPUI campus. At IU Health, she focuses her practice on IT contracting, data governance, and intellectual property.

Fillmore’s practice focuses on advising hospitals, health systems and physician organizations of all sizes on health law-related matters, including technology, privacy and security, information systems and regulatory compliance, as well as emerging and growing areas of information technology such as mobile applications, data ownership and meaningful use and merit-based incentive payment system compliance.

With the amount of data being collected, both by government and the private sector, both Looney and Fillmore advised that the question of who has access to data will continue to present legal and ethical issues for healthcare providers, especially as patients are increasingly aware of privacy concerns.

The Hall Center for Law and Health will present a new Grand Rounds Series beginning in September 2018. For more information on future events, visit https://mckinneylaw.iu.edu/health-law/index.html