Adam H. Greene

Partner

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Adam Greene specializes in health information privacy and security laws, using his experience as a former regulator to help clients understand how they can permissibly leverage their health data, bring their information security programs into compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule, and respond to potential breach incidents. He works with healthcare providers, health plans, cloud services providers, health IT companies, and financial institutions to navigate HIPAA and the patchwork of other federal and state health information laws. His work ranges from applying health information laws to new technologies, such as AI and machine learning, to working with organizations to analyze complex privacy and security incidents involving health data under federal and state breach notification laws.

Before joining DWT, Adam worked on HIPAA and the HITECH Act at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in its Office of General Counsel and Office for Civil Rights. He drafted and negotiated the first HIPAA financial settlement agreements on behalf of the government, and assisted with implementing the HITECH Act and drafting the first HIPAA Breach Notification Rule. He also advised the Department on applying HIPAA to a variety of technologies, such as texting, cloud computing, and national health information exchange.

Practice Highlights

Thought leader in health information privacy and security

Adam has been ranked as one of the “Top 10 Influencers in Health InfoSec” and one of the “50 Top Healthcare IT Experts". He has provided hundreds of presentations, serves on a number of advisory boards, and is frequently quoted in the news on privacy and security matters. He helps his clients navigate the newest challenges through his leadership, credibility, and experience.

Privacy and security compliance policies

Works with clients to create comprehensive privacy and security policies that are operational and consistent with regulators’ expectations. Works with clients to bring their policies and procedures to the next compliance level.

Digital bridge

Serves as outside counsel to central participants in the Digital Bridge project, a public-private initiative to automate information exchange between healthcare providers and public health agencies on a national level. Assists the project with applying privacy and security laws, as the program scales from a pilot to a national program.

Admitted to Practice

District of Columbia, 2001

Education

J.D., The George Washington University, 2000
- The George Washington International Law Review
M.P.H., The George Washington University, 2000
- Concentration in Epidemiology
B.A., Biology, The Johns Hopkins University, 1997

Memberships & Affiliations

- American Bar Association
- American Health Lawyers Association
- Health Care Compliance Association
- Fellow, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
- Education Advisory Board, International Association of Privacy Professionals, 2022
- Advisory Board, Privacy Bar Section, International Association of Privacy Professionals, 2023
- Editorial Advisory Board, Report on Patient Privacy
- Editorial Advisory Board, Healthcare Info Security
- Board of Advisors, Privacy+Security Forum
- Co-Chair, HIPAA Summit

Professional Recognition

- Named a "BTI Client Service All-Star," 2022
- Named as one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" by Chambers USA in Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare (Nationwide), 2019-2023; Listed as a "Notable Practitioner" in Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare (Nationwide), 2018; Received "Band 1" ranking in Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare (Nationwide), 2022-2023
- Named as one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" in Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare (USA) by Chambers Global, 2020-2023; received "Band 1" ranking in Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare (USA), 2022-2023
- Selected to "Acritas Stars – independently rated lawyers," Thomson Reuters, 2020

Background

- Senior Health Information Technology and Privacy Specialist, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., 2010-2011
- Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., 2006-2010
- Health Care Attorney, Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC, Washington, D.C., 1999-2006

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