Dena M. Castricone is a member of the Long Term Care and Health Care practice groups. She is the Chair of the Privacy and Cybersecurity practice group and the Chair of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee. Prior to joining Murtha Cullina, Dena served as a law clerk to the Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, Frank J. Williams.
Dena’s long term care and health care clients compete in a constantly evolving industry, facing both rising administrative and regulatory burdens and shrinking reimbursement rates. She helps skilled nursing centers, physician groups, home health and hospice agencies, community health centers, senior living communities and hospitals thrive in this challenging environment, providing strategic advice informed by a thorough understanding of each client’s individual business objectives.
Dena handles a broad range of regulatory compliance issues for providers, including responses to government inspections, professional licensure actions, Medicare appeals, patient discrimination claims, probate court matters relating to decision making and Fair Housing issues, as well as risk management and day-to-day operational issues. With an extensive background in HIPAA, she also assists health care providers with HIPAA privacy and security compliance, policy development and implementation, training and service as a privacy officer.
As the Chair of the Privacy and Cybersecurity group and a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US), Dena provides the full complement of data breach coaching services to business and health care clients including breach notification to individuals and various government entities. She also counsels clients on cyber security risks, the creation of information security plans and the development and implementation of policies and procedures.
A seasoned litigator as well, Dena brings to her work the perspective of a skilled advocate, and a keen understanding of the strategic challenges her clients may face in a litigation and pre-litigation context.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Dena M. Castricone
- California Governor Approves Revisions to Consumer Privacy Act - (Posted On Tuesday, September 25, 2018)
- Boston-Area Hospitals Pay Nearly $1M in Penalties for Permitting Filming of “Boston Med” - (Posted On Friday, September 21, 2018)
- Report on Cyber Readiness of Connecticut Utility Companies - (Posted On Wednesday, September 19, 2018)
- NIST and NCCoE Offer Guidance on Mobile Device Security in Health Care - (Posted On Wednesday, August 29, 2018)
- Compliance With Established Cybersecurity Standards Provides Protection From Liability in Ohio - (Posted On Thursday, August 09, 2018)
- Five Cybersecurity Tips - (Posted On Sunday, July 29, 2018)
- Data Breach Costs Up; Planning and Swift Response Save Money - (Posted On Tuesday, July 17, 2018)
- EU Commission Recommends Suspension of Privacy Shield; Recent FTC Efforts May Be Too Little Too Late - (Posted On Friday, July 06, 2018)
- California Gets Its Very Own GDPR with Statutory Damages - (Posted On Friday, June 29, 2018)
- Ninth Circuit, First Amendment, Glassdoor.com, grand jury subpoena, associational privacy and anonymous speech, common cause - (Posted On Wednesday, June 27, 2018)
Dena M. Castricone has been selected for a National Law Review Go-To Thought Leadership Award for Cybersecurity law. Ms. Castricone’s coverage of a wide variety of Cybersecurity issues--from HIPAA settlements and other litigation resulting from data breaches, and analysis of NIST framework suggestions, as well as solid, foundational input on good cybersecurity practices for businesses--including vendor analysis and Information security plans, Ms. Castricone’s insight and analysis is an important tool for NLR readers. Subscribe to Privacy and Cybersecurity Perspectives.