Episode 33: Privacy and Security Frameworks for Connected Devices and the Internet of Medical Things

What you’ll get out of this episode

Rebecca talks with Bethany Corbin and Ashleigh Giovannini, two powerhouse attorneys at Nixon Gwilt Law. These national and international privacy experts highlight what healthcare innovators need to know about the Internet of Medical Things and the evolving privacy and security frameworks for digital health connected devices.

Listen to Discover:

How to define digital health connected devices
How the privacy and security and data use challenges for these companies are distinct from the challenges facing other digital health companies
What trends they are seeing among external bad actors in the space
What the biggest threat to digital health companies is right now from a security/privacy perspective—and what’s the worst that could happen
How companies make the risk/benefit tradeoff

And be sure to check out the extensive resources to go along with this episode below.

Guests 

Bethany A. Corbin, Esq., Senior Counsel at Nixon Gwilt Law, advises healthcare and pharmaceutical clients-including femtech, digital health, medtech, life sciences, and virtual care businesses-on matters relating to regulatory compliance, reimbursement, and customer and partner transactions.

In particular, Bethany counsels clients on privacy and security, healthcare fraud and abuse, corporate matters, commercial deals, and ethical considerations in emerging technology. She enjoys developing creative compliance solutions that fit within the unique contours of each business and has extensive knowledge of HIPAA, privacy-by-design, interoperability, Internet of Things, femtech, AI, and cybersecurity. 

Ashleigh Giovannini, Esq., is Counsel at Nixon Gwilt Law. Her experience in regulatory, provider, and commercial aspects of the industry make her an ideal advisor for healthcare companies desiring a secure path for growth. Her expertise includes corporate transactions, general contract drafting and negotiations, fraud and abuse, corporate and regulatory compliance, provider reimbursement, digital health technology, HIPAA privacy and security, and international data privacy law.

Additional Resources

Find out  more about Femtech data privacy here [blog post]

Catch up on the privacy implications post-Dobbs decision here [5-part video series]

Watch the Top 3 Privacy Concerns for Digital Health Startups [video]

Connect with Ashleigh Giovannini, Esq., on LinkedIn
Connect with Bethany Corbin, Esq. on LinkedIn

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About Your Hosts

Carrie Nixon and Rebecca Gwilt are partners at Nixon Gwilt Law, a healthcare innovation law firm exclusively serving Providers, Digital Health Companies, and Life Science Businesses seeking to transform the way we receive and experience healthcare. Find out more at NixonGwiltLaw.com.