Linn Foster Freedman
Partner
Chair, HIPAA Compliance Group

Linn Freedman practices in health care law, privacy and security law and complex litigation. She advises healthcare providers, primarily hospital systems, hospitals and physicians with respect to issues involving physician discipline, patient-related legal issues, behavioral health, regulatory compliance, Medicaid fraud, litigation and the federal health care reform legislation (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or PPACA) enacted in 2010. She focuses on privacy and security law, responses to data breaches and compliance with federal and state breach notification laws. She is a member of the firms E-Discovery & Information Law Group and chairs the firms HIPPA Compliance Group. She has extensive experience in health information technology (HIT) and chairs the Firm’s Health Information Technology (HIT) team. Linn has particular experience in the development and implementation of Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs) and privacy and security issues related to the interoperability of electronic health records. She serves as General Counsel of the Rhode Island Quality Institute. She has extensive experience litigating cases in State Courts, Federal Courts, Appellate Courts and administrative bodies.