Terence A. Russo is the Chair of the Technology and Cybersecurity practice group. He is also a member of the firm’s HIPAA, Privacy, and Risk Management practice group.
Terence advises hospitals, nursing homes, physician groups and other health care clients on a wide variety of commercial, regulatory and transactional matters with his primary focus on technology transactions. With over twenty years’ experience in health care technology, he is uniquely qualified to avoid the hidden risks specific to health care technology and to negotiate practical contractual safeguards to obtain the maximum protection for his clients. Terence’s broad experience with licensing arrangements, electronic health records, revenue cycle solutions, technology development, outsourcing, robotic process automation, artificial intelligence, population health, data mining and other types of technology agreements allows him to advise clients on industry standards which often streamlines negotiations and leads to better client outcomes.
Terence also provides regulatory analysis and compliance reviews for health care technology solutions, especially in connection with data privacy laws and the acquisition and distribution of medical technology rights and products.
Garfunkel Wild's 11th Annual ASC and Health Care Management Virtual Symposium is dedicated to the most important business, legal, clinical, and operational issues facing the ASC and health care management community.
The cybersecurity attack on Change Healthcare (“Change”), a subsidiary of the UnitedHealth Group, has caused widespread disruption, impacting health care providers and individuals whose personal data was compromised. This breach has led to numerous class action lawsuits, divided into two main groups: providers affected by the claims processing shutdown and individuals whose data was leaked. In June 2024, approximately 50 lawsuits were centralized into a Multi-District Litigation (MDL) in federal court in Minnesota. On September 17, 2024, the first conference in the matter occurred. As the litigation progresses, motions to dismiss, potential mediation, and class certification are expected to shape the case.
Garfunkel Wild Health Care Information and Technology Practice Group's Podcast - "Ransomware Attack and Hospital Downtime Issues: Interview with an Impacted Physician"
Garfunkel Wild's Terence Russo will present at the Healthcare Executives' Club, the New York Chapter of the HIMSS, and the Metropolitan New York Chapter of the HFMA's Collaborative Program where he will be a panelist during the program "Perspectives in Health Care Artificial Intelligence".
Garfunkel Wild Partner Terence Russo will present at Behavioral Health News Webinar “This Will Only Hurt a Little – Stoicism in the Face of EHR Implementations” on October 13, 2021 from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT.
Garfunkel Wild’s Terence Russo and Garfunkel Health Advisors Alicia Shickle will present at the Medical Society of New Jersey (MSNJ) Webinar – Review of 2021 E/M Guideline Changes and Information Blocking New Rules on April 8, 2021.