The New Pulse of Privacy: Wearables, Health Data, and Regulatory Risk

The Healthcare/Life Sciences Alliance is sponsoring this program, which will take place virtually on June 24, 2026 at 12 PM ET. This program is free and open only to CPR Institute Members and CPR Neutrals. 

Speaker:

• Anna Spencer, Partner, DLA Piper

As wearable technologies become increasingly integrated into daily life, the line between consumer data and regulated health information continues to blur.

We welcome Anna Spencer, a partner at DLA Piper,  to lead a timely discussion exploring privacy, cybersecurity, and compliance challenges arising from the collection and use of wearable health data, including the evolving roles of HIPAA, the FTC, state privacy laws, and emerging digital health regulations. Read her biography below:

Anna Spencer focuses her practice on the privacy, security, and electronic exchange of health information. She brings over twenty years of experience to bear when helping companies in the health care sector craft practical solutions to complex regulatory, public policy and enforcement matters that involve the processing of health information. She counsels a diverse group of companies, including health plans, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, healthcare providers, health information technology companies, digital health companies, pharmacies, electronic health record vendors, private equity companies, financial institutions, and employers that sponsor group health plans. She helps companies leverage data assets, respond to data breaches and advocate for simplified, common-sense rules for the electronic exchange of health information. She also defends covered entities and business associates in investigations by the Office for Civil Rights, US Department of Health and Human Services (OCR). She is a frequent speaker on a broad range of health care data privacy and security topics.

After our presentation, we will welcome Mary Beth Cantrell, Senior Associate Counsel of Amgen,  as a new co-chair of HCLS Alliance. She will join fellow co-chairs Sam Zimmerman of Hogan Lovells and Sona De of Sidley Austin to discuss upcoming projects, including seeking reviewers for the upcoming the Healthcare Arbitration book, the upcoming CPR Institute 2027 annual meeting in New Orleans (February 13-15, 2027) and upcoming HCLS topics and speakers.

Email Micah Seigel at mseigel@cpradr.org if you have any questions.

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