Professional Biography:
Sean Paisan is Of Counsel in the Orange County, California, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. His practice focuses on workplace safety and health (OSHA), data privacy, and traditional employment matters, including litigation and counseling.
Sean’s first exposure to OSHA regulations occurred during his undergraduate studies while working for a construction company that helped build Disney’s California Adventure. After attending law school and working for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and the United States Attorney’s Office, Sean moved into private practice, where he focused on general liability matters, including serious injuries and fatalities. Through this experience, Sean became very knowledgeable on the myriad of Cal/OSHA regulations imposed on businesses, especially in the construction, manufacturing, and healthcare industries, and the consequences for violations of those regulations. From there, Sean became OSHA 30 certified
The information blocking provisions were enacted in response to concerns that some individuals and entities were engaging in practices that unreasonably limited the availability and use of electronic health information (EHI) for authorized and permitted purposes. Citing a 2015 Report on Health Information Blocking it submitted to Congress, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) found that prevailing market conditions create incentives for some individuals and entities to exercise control over EHI in ways that limit its availability and use. This includes:
For electronic health record (EHR) vendors, maximizing short-term revenue and competing for new clients
For hospitals and health systems, strengthening their competitive positions relative to other hospitals and health systems
AHIMA And Moxe Announce AHIMA dHealth™
Assessment will allow providers to easily determine if digital health products meet industry data protection standards
Chicago, IL (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) announced today the creation of AHIMA dHealth™ (AHIMAdHealth.org), a solution where providers and other healthcare stakeholders can discover digital health products, including ones that have passed an AHIMA assessment showing they secure and protect patient data.
AHIMA is working with Moxe, a clinical data clearinghouse focusing on interoperability solutions, to develop AHIMA dHealth™. Through the AHIMA dHealth™ Assessment, providers now have a reputable resource they can turn to for critical information about a digital health product’s privacy and data security practices and policies. All AHIMA dHealth™ Approved digital health products that pass the assessment will be listed in an online directory that providers can use
SFCC Announces 2021 Distinguished Alumni, Graduation Details
State Fair Community College is pleased to recognize nursing professional Lana Kay Kelly as the 2021 Distinguished Alumni.
She will be the keynote speaker for SFCC’s Health Sciences pinning and commencement at 1 p.m. May 14 in the Mathewson Exhibition Center on the Missouri State Fair Grounds.
Lenny Freund who was selected as the 2020 Distinguished Alumni will be the speaker for the general commencement ceremony at 7 p.m. May 14 in the Exhibition Center. Freund was not able to speak at last year’s ceremony because it was canceled out of concern for the health and safety of all participants during the pandemic. Attendance at both ceremonies is limited to students and guests who have tickets. Masks and social distancing are required.
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Virginia recently joined California in enacting a comprehensive data protection law intended to protect the privacy of its residents. The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (the “VCDPA”) is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2023, so impacted businesses have significant lead time to prepare. This is the first of two posts covering the VCDPA.
The VCDPA has two main goals: (1) providing Virginia residents with expanded rights in connection with their personal data, and (2) imposing obligations on businesses, such as securing personal data, limiting use of personal data to disclosed purposes, and flowing down requirements to processors receiving personal data. While many of the details differ, the overall approach of the VCDPA is very reminiscent of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) but without some of the more prescriptive elements. Businesses with existing GDPR or Cal