Biography:

athan P. Tomes is a healthcare attorney, consultant, educator, and expert witness. He is a leading expert on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, particularly its Security and Privacy Rules. He also has litigated medical malpractice cases, defended doctors in revocation of licensure and credentialing proceedings, reviewed medical devices, and taught hospital law at Chicago-Kent College of Law. Jon has published more than 60 books and a like number of articles, most of which focus on healthcare compliance issues, including The Compliance Guide to HIPAA and the DHHS Regulations and its accompanying HIPAA Documents Resource Center CD of sample policies, procedures, and contracts, both now in their 6th edition).