Rebecca Williams

Practice Areas

Rebecca L. Williams, RN, JD, is a nationally recognized authority on HIPAA, health information privacy, and data breach response. As a registered nurse with hands-on experience in hospital and other healthcare environments, she brings a practical perspective to her practice.

From initial development of HIPAA compliance programs to one-off questions to government investigations, Becky works with HIPAA covered entities and business associates to safeguard health information while keeping their businesses running efficiently. She also works side-by-side with clients in developing new technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, consistent with HIPAA compliance. Becky assists her clients in preparing for and responding to data breaches, with a goal of recovering as quickly as possible while complying with breach notification and other regulatory requirements.

Becky represents: healthcare providers; financial institutions and payment processors; cloud service providers; business associates; AI and technology developers; and health plans and plan sponsors.

Becky is a frequent national speaker, is an author of numerous publications, including a contributing author of the HIPAA Portability, Privacy & Security Manual, published by the Employee Benefits Institute of America (a Thomson Reuters imprint), and regularly is quoted in the media.

Professional Memberships

Co-Chair, Sub-workgroup on Enforcement – Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), Strategic National Implementation Project

Chair, Sub-workgroup on Preemption, WEDI

Vice Chair, Health Information and Technology Practice Group, American Health Lawyers Association, 2004-2010

Legal Aspects of Health Information Exchange Task Force, Health Information and Management Systems Society

Secretary, Trustee; Executive Committee Member – Villa Academy, 2009-2015

Trustee, 2001-2009; Executive Committee Member, 2006 –

American Lung Association of the Northwest

Washington State Society of Healthcare Attorneys

American Bar Association