<p>Marla Durben Hirsch is an attorney who has specialized in health law for 28 years and has written about the many facets of healthcare for almost 15 years. She also is the editor for several other books, journals and publications, including the <em>HIPAA Answer Book </em>and <em>The Health Lawyer,</em> the flagship magazine of the American Bar Association’s Health Law Section. She has won a number of awards for her coverage of healthcare news, and has been quoted in several publications, including the <em>New York Times</em>. She can be reached at <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>. Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/fiercehealthit">@FierceHealthIT</a> on Twitter, or find her on <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=352032&locale=en_US&trk…; target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.</p>