Mel Soliz Takes Virtual Stage at Two National Industry Forums to Discuss Computable Consent & State-Level Health Data Exchange Challenges

Partner Mel Soliz was recently invited to speak at two high-profile industry events: the 43rd annual HIPAA Summit and The Sequoia Project’s latest privacy and consent webinar. In her sessions, she and fellow health data privacy leaders explored how patients’ privacy and consent preferences can be operationalized in digital and networked environments. HIPAA Summit: At the three-day virtual conference convening health data privacy leaders from across the country, Mel shared her insights in a plenary session entitled “Advancing Computable Consent in the Digital Healthcare Economy,” presented by The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). She outlined where computable consent is headed and its implications for data use, governance, and trust as digital health infrastructure rapidly expands. The Sequoia Project Workgroup Webinar: Mel also spoke at...

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Amita Sanghvi Outlines Growing Legal Stakes of Health Data Exchange in AHLA Bulletin as High-Profile Interoperability Lawsuit Unfolds

The ongoing Epic v. Health Gorilla lawsuit has quickly become one of the most closely watched disputes in health data interoperability. In a new bulletin published by the American Health Law Association, Coppersmith Brockelman attorney Amita Sanghvi analyzed the case and its potential implications for national health information exchange. In the article, Amita explored allegations in the lawsuit and how the dispute may affect governance and oversight within national interoperability frameworks such as Carequality and TEFCA.  The analysis highlights legal and operational questions the case raises for organizations that participate in health information exchange networks. The bulletin also examines the broader policy tension between expanding access to health data and maintaining strong privacy safeguards. As national exchange networks grow, the case may influence how courts, regulators, and...

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