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wave-frozeniStock_000016915275_FullThe Anthem breach sent alarm waves through the health care industry and the employer health plan community. With 78.8 million affected individuals for Anthem and 11 million for the companion breach of Premera Blue Cross, the combined size ranks among the largest data breaches in history.

The Anthem and Premera breaches signal a sea change in the threat environment for health plans, a new reality that requires a fresh look at data security. Prudent employers with group health plans should take that fresh look now, by strengthening the data security provisions in their business associate agreements (BAAs) with third-party plan administrators, and also by updating their HIPAA-required security risk assessments. Continue Reading
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Peter advises clients on how best to retain, secure, preserve, and dispose of information. He helps clients throughout the United States create, validate, and update retention schedules; implement compliant information management policies and processes; and defensibly dispose of information. Peter also counsels clients…

Peter advises clients on how best to retain, secure, preserve, and dispose of information. He helps clients throughout the United States create, validate, and update retention schedules; implement compliant information management policies and processes; and defensibly dispose of information. Peter also counsels clients on data security compliance and breach response readiness, and he works with clients to manage data breach response.

Peter has served clients across a broad range of industries, including:

Financial Services (national and state-chartered banks, investment companies, investment advisers, broker-dealers, tax preparation companies, insurance companies, and government-sponsored enterprises)
Health Care (health systems and hospitals, physician practices, pharmacy and pharmacy benefit management companies, pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms, and medical equipment manufacturers)
Energy (power and gas utilities, power transmission companies, oil and gas pipeline companies, and exploration and production companies)
Higher Education
Engineering and Construction
Manufacturing
Retail
Technology
Transportation

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