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
- OCR Issues Anticipated RFI on HIPAA Modifications - (Posted On Thursday, December 13, 2018)
- Six-Figure OCR Settlement for Three-Physician Practice Failing to Follow Policies - (Posted On Wednesday, November 28, 2018)
- CMS to Seek Feedback on Reducing HIPAA Burdens - (Posted On Tuesday, November 20, 2018)
- Less is More: The Role of Data Retention Policies in Cybersecurity Preparedness - (Posted On Friday, October 26, 2018)
- Your Cybersecurity Program is Only as Strong as Your Weakest Vendor - (Posted On Friday, October 19, 2018)
- Anthem Agrees to Pay Largest HIPAA Settlement at $16M for Massive Breach - (Posted On Tuesday, October 16, 2018)
- The Importance of Information Security Plans - (Posted On Friday, October 05, 2018)
- October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month! - (Posted On Monday, October 01, 2018)
- More FTC Privacy Shield Settlements, But Will It Be Enough For The EU? - (Posted On Friday, September 28, 2018)
- Uber to Pay $148 Million for 2016 Data Breach - (Posted On Wednesday, September 26, 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.