Ron Harman King

Ron Harman King, JD, MS, is CEO of Vanguard Communications, a legal and healthcare practice marketing and management consulting firm. He writes for Breaking Media on the topics of technology and the intersection of law and healthcare.

A 25-year veteran of professional-services marketing, PR and communications technology, Ron is the author of The Totally Wired Doctor: Social media, the Internet & marketing technology for medical practices.

Ron has degrees from three universities in journalism, engineering and information technology and a juris doctor from Mitchell Hamline School of Law (with a focus in healthcare law), as well as a certificate in French studies from the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. Outside work hours, he is an avid skier, hiker and cyclist; a student of four foreign languages; and enjoys playing classical piano.

Posts by Ron Harman King

Legal

Healthcare Docket: Help Wanted — Doctor Expert Witnesses

Major malpractice verdicts have spiked in recent years.

Providers

Healthcare Docket: Feds and States Move to Curb Private Equity’s Takeover of Healthcare

Will American healthcare go the way of the banking sector’s consolidation into a handful of all-powerful titans?

With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?

Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.

Health Tech, Hospitals

Healthcare Docket: A Near Doubling of Hospital System Cyberattacks Triggers Bipartisan Bill

Increasing costs and healthcare cybersecurity worries have sparked calls for new laws. The bipartisan “Strengthening Cybersecurity in Health Care Act” by four senators would require the HHS to perform routine evaluations of its systems and deliver biannual reports on practices and progress.

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