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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Jun 26 2018

Karen Owens Discusses Legal Issues in Transgender Health Care at American Health Lawyers Association’s Annual Meeting

Naomi Jorgensen
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Karen Owens shared her expertise in health care issues relating to transgender patients in a presentation at the American Health Lawyers Association’s (AHLA) annual meeting in Chicago. Karen and co-presenter Trent Stechschulte discussed a variety of considerations, including HIPAA confidentiality, communication in clinical settings, electronic health records challenges, changes in gender markers, proper coding, insurance coverage, and more. They noted that this patient population has been largely “invisible” for some time, touching on timely issues relating to restrooms and hospital rooms. 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 also advises clients on patient-related legal issues. AHLA is the nation’s largest association devoted...

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Jun 22 2018

Sam Coppersmith Discusses Operations Issues for Tax-Exempt Organizations in Webinar for National Business Institute

Naomi Jorgensen
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Sam Coppersmith again shared his expertise in tax-exempt organizations in a webinar for the National Business Institute (NBI). Alongside co-presenters Michelle Huhnke of Sugar Felsenthal Grais & Hammer, LLP of Chicago, and Jennifer Urban of Legal for Good PLLC of St. Louis Park, MN, Sam discussed how tax-exempt organizations should handle lobbying and political activities, and courses of action for a variety of employee issues, including contract, compensation, benefits, firing, and more. Sam, and the rest of the panel, are regular speakers for NBI on nonprofit organizations, including private foundations, forming a nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, and serving on a nonprofit board. Sam has more than three decades of experience assisting local and national businesses and nonprofit entities as well as individuals and small businesses, including serving as a...

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Jun 19 2018

Karen Owens Discusses Transgender Documentation in Presentation at Arizona Health Information Management Association Annual Meeting

Naomi Jorgensen
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Karen Owens discussed issues involved in transgender patient documentation in a presentation at the Arizona Health Information Management Association’s (AzHIMA) annual meeting. Karen explored a variety of considerations related to communications and documentation relating to transgender patients, including names, gender markers, coding, and electronic health records considerations. Karen has extensive experience representing health care systems, hospitals, clinics, and other providers in clinical operations matters, including licensure and certification, quality management, medical staff credentialing and peer review, confidentiality, and state and federal government regulation and reporting.  She also advises clients on patient-related legal issues. AzHIMA is Arizona’s chapter of the American Health Information Management Association. With more than 800 members, AzHIMA provides continuing education for health information management professionals. Learn more about the presentation here....

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Kristen Rosati on Planning Committee for National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Workshop on Data Sharing
Jun 18 2018

Kristen Rosati Addresses Regulatory Developments, Mobile Technology in Presentation for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Naomi Jorgensen
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On June 6 in Washington, D.C, Kristen Rosati addressed the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders in a workshop entitled Harnessing Mobile Technology to Predict, Diagnose, Monitor, and Develop Treatments for Nervous System Disorders. Kristen discussed recent regulatory developments that affect the use of mobile technology in neuroscience research and clinical care, including HIPAA, the federal regulations governing human subject protections in research, and the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Kristen has deep experience in all things “Big Data,” including health information exchange, data sharing for research and clinical integration, clinical research compliance, biobanking, genomic privacy, and data breaches.  She is one of the nation’s leading HIPAA compliance attorneys. Learn more about the organization here.  ...

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