State and Federal Governments ease regulatory enforcement to expand access to telehealth In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Ohio and federal officials have recently taken two dramatic actions to greatly increase the public’s access to medical and mental healthcare via “telehealth.” This article will focus on mental healthcare providers; however, the subject actions apply equally […]
Is Ohio Getting Its Cybersecurity Act Together?
When state senators Bob Hackett and Kevin Bacon introduced Senate Bill 220, I for one felt a sense of relief that, at last, Ohio would finally take much-needed action on the issue of cybersecurity. The bill is far from perfect, but it is finally a START of what will hopefully result in meaningful comprehensive cybersecurity […]
A Holiday Message from Ickes \ Holt
ICKES\ HOLT would like to wish all of our clients, colleagues, friends, and social media contacts a Merry Christmas and happy and healthy holiday season. 2017 has been a challenging and rewarding year for ICKES\ HOLT. We moved into new offices, obtained new clients, made new friends, and developed new practice areas. Our vision […]
REGARDING PRIVACY OHIO SETS A HIGH BAR FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Over the last few years, agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission have fostered a movement to encourage industry to implement the concept of privacy-by-design. The idea behind privacy-by-design is that when developing new software, hardware, medical-devices or other such products that extract personal information, such as personally identifiable information (PII), health care information, geo-tracking […]
Routers – Buyer Beware
I imagine by now most households have at least one wireless router. Heck, my mom and dad have one and they are 70 year olds in rural Wisconsin. While Wi-Fi greatly increases convenience in the modern world, consumers should be aware that setting up a wireless router (and other devices) straight out of the box […]
Cybersecurity in America’s Dairyland
On November 7, 2016, ICKESHOLT attorneys Jim Ickes and Joel Holt journeyed to Joel’s home-state of Wisconsin to record a webinar for the National Business Institute (http://www.nbi-sems.com/Home.aspx) entitled: “Cybersecurity: the Ultimate Guide.” Suffice it to say, the name and scope of the seminar presented quite a challenge. However, while neither Jim nor Joel would willingly label […]