By Kyle Hutnick Every year around this time, the IRS sounds the alarm about threats of stolen identity thanks to crooks looking to con you into handing over your sensitive information. This tax season is no different, with rising reports of social engineering schemes...
By Kate Hickner A version of this article was previously published in Communique. Sometimes those of us in the healthcare industry become so immersed in the multitude of applicable regulations, and their evolution and ambiguities, that we need to take a step back and...
By Kate Hickner No one loves drafting, reading or negotiating HIPAA Business Associate Agreements (BAAs). Yet many of us need to do so, and some of us do so daily. They are often boring, dense and technical, but BAAs are important from both a legal and a business...
By David Posteraro Brands, like celebrities, may be famous for nothing other than the fact of being recognized. They work at their own distinction. Like fashion, brand acceptance is fickle; its time in the sunshine of acceptability fleeting. Developing a successful...
Looking back on the last year, it’s impossible to ignore the ways in which the #MeToo movement has changed our country. Many of the effects have been positive: victims of sexual assault and harassment who previously stayed silent are coming forward, empowering fellow...
Ohio Medicaid Issues Standard Authorization Forms for the Disclosure of Health Information By Kathryn E. Hickner The Ohio Department of Medicaid (“ODM”) has adopted two standard authorization forms for the use and disclosure of health information, in an effort to...
We are pleased to present the latest issue of our revamped newsletter KJK Today: Year-End 2018. Here is a quick look inside at a few stories you will find: 3 | Client Spotlight: Gillmore Security When Alan Gillmore Jr. entered the residential security market in 1971,...
By Kate Hickner Featured in KJK Today Year-End 2018 We have all heard about HIPAA. It’s a federal law designed to set a minimum floor for the privacy and security of protected health information. Over the years, HIPAA has been expanded and strengthened. It’s now...
KJK is pleased to announce the promotion of Justine Lara Konicki to Partner. Working within the firm's Advocate and Litigation Practice Groups, Justine has distinguished herself as a tenacious attorney who is not afraid to take on the most sophisticated and complex...
By Kate Hickner Ohio is often considered the center of the U.S. opioid crisis. In response, the state of Ohio has taken (and continues to take) significant steps in its fight against prescription opioid abuse. Beginning December 23, 2018, Ohio physicians and other...