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Practice AreasHealth Information TechnologyHealth Services Government Relations & Public Policy Privacy & Data Protection HIPAA Compliance Life Sciences Litigation & Dispute Resolution ExperienceLinn 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.
Linn joined the Health Services Group at Nixon Peabody in the spring of 2003. Prior to joining the firm, Linn was Deputy Chief of the Civil Division for the Department of the Attorney General in Rhode Island. In this role, she was responsible for the supervision of regulatory activities for the Department which encompassed four regulatory Units: the Heath Care Advocate, Public Utilities, Charitable Trusts and Insurance Advocacy, as well as supervising the Health Care Conversion Team. She also litigated cases on behalf of the state and its agencies and was the lead prosecutor on the case the State of Rhode Island brought against lead pigment manufacturers.
AdmissionsLinn is admitted to practice in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Louisiana, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First and Fifth Circuits and the U.S. Supreme Court.
EducationLoyola University School of Law, J.D. AffiliationsLinn is a member of the American, Rhode Island and Rhode Island Women’s Bar Associations, Association of Pharmacy Lawyers, American Health Lawyers Association and Defense Counsel of Rhode Island.
Linn is President of the Foundation for Rhode Island Day Schools and is on the boards of Roger Williams University Law School, the Jewish Federation of Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Foster Parents Association and the Rhode Island Business Group on Health.
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