Lisa Acevedo provides strategic counsel in the areas of federal health privacy laws, including HIPAA, as amended by the HITECH Act, FERPA, the Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Records Regulation, as well as state laws governing the confidentiality of health information, medical records, mental health records, and records containing other highly sensitive information. She has assisted clients through security breaches and the notification process, both at the federal and state levels.
She guides clients through the regulatory hurdles of data sharing for research quality and other purposes. She provides guidance and counsel on structuring complex strategic alliances and other arrangements related to health information exchanges, data and tissue repositories, electronic medical records systems, and other technology involving health information.
