Steven J. Fox
Partner
Post & Schell
Steven J. Fox is an acknowledged and well-known national authority on legal issues regarding information technology, e-commerce and healthcare information technology. He is Chair of the firm’s Information Technology Group and Co-Chair of its Data Protection Group. He assists clients with legal issues and strategic counseling involving technology, e-commerce and healthcare information systems. In particular, he is experienced in the development, acquisition, negotiation, transfer and licensing of complex information systems, and RHIOs (Regional Health Information Organizations); HIEs (Health Information Exchanges); networks and software; outsourcing; EHRs (Electronic Health Records), privacy protection, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accounting Act of 1996); Internet and Technology-use policies; consulting/services agreements; and corporate, contractual, and intellectual property matters.
Mr. Fox is co-author of "Guide to Medical Privacy and HIPAA," published by Thompson Publishing Group. He also is a co-author of "Guide to Establishing a Regional Health Information Organization," which was published in February 2007 by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). Mr. Fox is a frequent national speaker and author on issues involving technology and healthcare information. For five years beginning in 2000 he authored a regular "Q&A" column about compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) at www.HIPAAdvisory.com.
• HIMSS Advisory Board Member
• 2008 HIIMSS Board of Directors Service Award recipient
• “HITECH Part II – The Drill Down Continued,” American Health Lawyers Association teleconference (March 26, 2009)
• "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009's Impact on Health IT and the Government's Role in Adoption of Electronic Health Records," FOSE 2009 Conference, Washington, DC (March 11, 2009)
• “Security and Privacy Issues in Connection with Wireless Technologies,” Maryland HIMSS Conference, Baltimore, MD (October 31, 2008)
• Panel, “Privacy and Security: Health Information Exchange in Pennsylvania,” Western PA HIMSS Conference, Pittsburgh, PA (October 16, 2008)
• Moderator: “The Role of Stark Reform in the Transformation of Healthcare in Rural Maine,” HIMSS Summit, Washington, D.C. (June 9, 2008)