Kingwood Data Privacy LLC

Kingwood Data Privacy LLC provides specialized data de-identification and HIPAA compliance consulting services, with a focus on expert determination under HIPAA Safe Harbor and Statistical Method provisions. Founded in 2013 by John D. Cook, PhD, a former biostatistics research scientist at MD Anderson Cancer Center, the firm bridges mathematical rigor with healthcare regulatory requirements.

The company's core services include HIPAA expert determination for data de-identification, differential privacy consulting, and statistical data analysis. Their approach emphasizes maintaining data utility while ensuring compliance with privacy regulations, particularly for organizations conducting research or analysis with protected health information. The team brings expertise in applied mathematics, statistics, security (CISSP), and software development.

Clients range from Fortune 500 healthcare companies to early-stage digital health startups. Notable clients include Podimetrics, a remote patient monitoring company focused on diabetic foot care. The firm's small team structure allows for direct engagement with principal-level experts on each project.

Choose Kingwood Data Privacy when your organization requires credible, defensible HIPAA expert determination from a qualified statistician with healthcare research experience. The firm excels in situations where data utility is critical—such as product development, research collaborations, or analytics initiatives—and standard de-identification approaches would render the data unusable.

Expect direct engagement with PhD-level experts who can provide both the statistical analysis and the documentation required for regulatory compliance. The firm is particularly well-suited for organizations that value mathematical rigor and need consultants who understand both the technical and regulatory aspects of health data privacy.

Kingwood Data Privacy specializes exclusively in healthcare data privacy and HIPAA compliance, with particular expertise in expert determination—a statistical method for de-identifying protected health information under HIPAA regulations. The founder's background as a research statistician at MD Anderson Cancer Center provides direct experience with clinical research data challenges.

The firm serves digital health companies, medical device manufacturers, pharmaceutical organizations, and healthcare startups that need to balance privacy requirements with the analytical value of health data. Their work enables clients to conduct research, develop products, and perform analytics while meeting HIPAA's de-identification standards.

Research-focused healthcare organizations, digital health companies, and pharmaceutical firms that need to share or analyze patient data while maintaining HIPAA compliance. Organizations that value scientific rigor in privacy assessments and require expert determination letters that will withstand regulatory scrutiny. Companies working with sensitive health datasets where maintaining data utility is as important as ensuring privacy protection.