Dec 07 2018

Karen Owens Discusses Regulations, Legal Issues Affecting LGBTQ Health Care in Webinar for American College of Healthcare Executives

Naomi Jorgensen
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Karen Owens shared her expertise in health care law and regulations, specifically those affecting LGBTQ patients, in a webinar for the American College of Healthcare Executives’ (ACHE) LGBT Forum. Karen and her co-presenter, Trent Stechschulte of Equitas Health, broke down federal and state laws affecting LGBTQ health care, how to deal with issues in adapting electronic health records for transgender patients, and employment-specific issues relevant to LGBTQ people. Karen’s health care practice focuses on legal issues including clinical compliance, which has led her to work with health care systems in LGBTQ health care compliance efforts under federal regulations and state laws. She is also experienced in handling issues related to quality management, medical staff credentialing and peer review, medical staff structures, bylaws and confidentiality, as well as...

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Kristen Rosati on Planning Committee for National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Workshop on Data Sharing
Dec 07 2018

Kristen Rosati Shares Tips for Protecting Genomic Information in Presentation at Arizona State University Workshop

Naomi Jorgensen
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Partner Kristen Rosati did a talk on the protection of genomic information at Arizona State University’s Workshop on Patents and Data Sharing/Access for Molecular Diagnostics. She discussed the policy tension between individual rights to control genomic information versus support of research that relies on genomic information, and the need for researchers to get involved in the development of policy at the national and state levels. She also discussed the impact of human subject protection regulations for federally-funded research, HIPAA, and state health information confidentiality laws on the conduct of research involving genetic information. Kristen is considered one of the nation’s leading “Big Data” and HIPAA compliance attorneys. She also has deep experience in data breaches, health information exchange, data sharing for research and clinical integration initiatives, clinical research compliance, clinical trials contracting, and biobanking and genomic privacy. Kristen...

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Kristen Rosati on Planning Committee for National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Workshop on Data Sharing
Nov 19 2018

Kristen Rosati Discusses Impact of GDPR on United States Health Care Organizations in Presentation for Health Care Compliance Association

Naomi Jorgensen
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Kristen Rosati shared her expertise on data privacy and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in a presentation at the Health Care Compliance Association’s (HCCA) Regional Compliance Conference in Nashville, TN. Kristen explained how the GDPR will impact health care organizations in the US. The GDPR is a law implemented in the European Union which is reshaping how organizations in health care and other industries handle personal data, and which has extra-territorial impact on some health care organizations in the US. The GDPR is getting widespread attention after an EU data protection authority imposed a fine of over $50 million on Google for its data practices. Kristen is considered one of the nation’s leading “Big Data” and HIPAA compliance attorneys. She also has deep experience in data breaches, health information exchange, data sharing for research and clinical integration...

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Kristen Rosati on Planning Committee for National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Workshop on Data Sharing
Nov 07 2018

Kristen Rosati Breaks Down Data Sharing Considerations for Public Health and Data Use Agreements in Presentation at Sentinel System Annual Summit

Naomi Jorgensen
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Partner Kristen Rosati shared her expertise in data sharing and privacy in a presentation at the Sentinel System Annual Summit. Kristen has provided advice for a number of years on data sharing and privacy to the FDA and its Sentinel System, a national electronic distributed network to monitor product safety.   Kristen is considered one of the nation’s leading “Big Data” and HIPAA compliance attorneys. She also has deep experience in data breaches, health information exchange, data sharing for research and clinical integration initiatives, clinical research compliance, clinical trials contracting, and biobanking and genomic privacy. Kristen is a sought-after national speaker on these issues and has been active in national healthcare policy. She is Past President (2013-2014) of the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA), the nation’s largest health care legal organization. ...

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Sep 27 2018

Karen Owens Educates Health Care Attorneys About Legal Issues Related to Transgender Health Care, Patient Bias Against Providers

Naomi Jorgensen
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In a presentation to the Arizona Society of Healthcare Attorneys (AzSHA), Karen Owens discussed two important issues related to avoiding discrimination in health care delivery: treatment considerations for transgender patients and patient bias against health care providers. Karen and her co-presenter, Paul Giancola of Snell & Wilmer, outlined the issues hospitals face in caring for transgender patients, addressing legal analysis and records issues that are common in treating this underserved population. They also discussed issues that occur when patients are biased against their providers based on race, gender, gender identity, religion, or national origin. Karen represents health care systems, hospitals, clinics, and other providers in clinical operations matters, including quality management, medical staff credentialing and peer review, confidentiality, and state and federal government regulation and reporting.  She...

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Sep 19 2018

Three Coppersmith Brockelman Attorneys Educate Fellow Lawyers About Health Care Data Fundamentals in CLE Presentation for the State Bar of Arizona

Naomi Jorgensen
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With an outstanding reputation in health care law, three Coppersmith Brockelman attorneys presented key learnings about health care data to fellow lawyers during a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) presentation for the State Bar of Arizona. In Health Care Data for Lawyers, Scott Bennett addressed cybersecurity and legal ethics, including how to spot phishing scams and other attacks, and how to deal with breaches when they occur. He co-presented with Dave Kinsey, president of Total Networks, an IT vendor for law firms. Attorneys Melissa Soliz and Erin Dunlap discussed HIPAA basics, the role of lawyers as Business Associates, how to spot HIPAA issues, and other important privacy and data breach reporting laws. The State Bar of Arizona hosts a wide range of CLE seminars covering legal updates, skills-based workshops,...

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