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Feb 07 2018

Scott Bennett Discusses the Implications of Artificial Intelligence on Health Care in Email Alert to American Health Lawyers Association Members

Scott Bennett shared his expertise in health care law and artificial intelligence in an email alert to members of the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA). In the alert, Scott discusses a recent report from JASON, an advisory group of independent scientists, that identified opportunities and drawbacks for the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into health care. Scott is a member of AHLA’s Health Information and Technology practice group and serves as the Vice Chair of Publications for the Digital Health affinity group. Read the full alert below. Implications of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care JASON, an advisory group of independent scientists, has released a report that analyzes the potential and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in health care. The report was commissioned by the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC)...

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Feb 07 2018

Andy Gordon Shares Insight on Border Wall Lawsuit with McClatchy

Naomi Jorgensen

Coppersmith Brockelman’s Andy Gordon shared insight on a high-profile case dealing with the environmental implications of President Trump’s planned border wall in a story for McClatchy’s DC Bureau. A lawsuit claims Congress issued waivers in 1996 and 2005 that allowed the federal branch of government to bypass environmental statutes and other federal and state laws for border security projects. The suit challenges the Trump administration’s use of these waivers to construct the border wall. Andy provided background into the issue and detailed what could happen if U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel rules in favor of or against the Trump administration. Andy served as counsel to the general counsel at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from April 2009 to October 2010, where he worked on national security issues...

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Jan 31 2018

Melissa Soliz Breaks Down SAMHSA’s 42 C.F.R. Part 2 Supplemental Final Rule for Health Care Organizations

Naomi Jorgensen

On January 3, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued a Supplemental Final Rule (SFR), which amended the federal Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records regulations at 42 C.F.R. Part 2. These revisions will make it easier for general hospitals, primary care providers and other non-Part 2 Programs that hold protected substance use disorder information to share that information with their contractors, subcontractors, legal representatives, and auditors for payment and health care operations activities. The SFR goes into effect on February 2, 2018, with the exception of new contract requirements that must be implemented by February 2, 2020. Coppersmith Brockelman’s Melissa Soliz (with the assistance of Kristen Rosati and affiliated attorney Erin Dunlap) summarizes those changes and provides a chart comparing the...

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Dec 04 2017

Karen Owens, Jill Chasson Address Hospitals’ Hiring Challenges in Healthcare Risk Management

Naomi Jorgensen

Karen Owens and Jill Chasson shared their expertise in health care and employment law with Healthcare Risk Management, focusing on the challenges hospital employers face when screening physicians. They explained that hospitals are often met with too little reference information when they are screening a new physician for employment. In many cases, issues related to physician quality or behavior are kept confidential in the peer review process and may not make it to human resources or administrative personnel. Karen and Jill provide suggestions to deal with these limitations and list some red flags that hospital employers should look out for when screening a physician. Karen has extensive experience representing health care systems, hospitals, clinics, and other providers in clinical operations matters, including quality management, medical staff credentialing and...

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Oct 30 2017

Kent Brockelman Shares Expertise in Legal Issues Affecting Arizona Businesses in AzBusiness Leaders

Naomi Jorgensen

Coppersmith Brockelman Managing Partner Kent Brockelman discussed the evolution of the human resources profession alongside other experts in an article for the 2018 edition of AzBusiness Leaders. Kent notes that new state laws, like Arizona’s paid sick time law, and uncertainty about federal laws such the Affordable Care Act will have a measurable impact on employers and their human resources departments. He also touched on the fact that while technology has benefitted the industry tremendously, a human resources professional’s ability to communicate and connect with people is still essential in an increasingly digital workplace. Read the full article here. It begins on page 144....

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Melissa Soliz and Erin Dunlap Discuss Healthcare Records Access During State Bar of Arizona’s Workers’ Compensation Program

Oct 24 2017

Melissa Soliz and Erin Dunlap Share Expertise in Substance Abuse Treatment and 42 CFR Part 2 in Webinar for Strafford

Naomi Jorgensen

Coppersmith Brockelman’s Melissa Soliz and affiliated attorney Erin Dunlap discussed recent changes to 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records. During the webinar, Melissa and Erin shared best practices for navigating and complying with these changes, when the changes go into effect, and the challenges the new regulations pose for integration of behavioral and physical health records and data exchange. Melissa focuses her law practice on HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2 compliance, data breaches and OCR investigations, electronic health records and information exchanges, data sharing for research and clinical integration, and clinical research compliance and contracting. Erin advises clients working in the health care industry on regulatory and compliance matters, focusing primarily on data privacy and security issues arising under HIPAA, 42...

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Scott Bennett Discusses the Implications of Artificial Intelligence on Health Care in Email Alert to American Health Lawyers Association Members

Andy Gordon Shares Insight on Border Wall Lawsuit with McClatchy

Melissa Soliz Breaks Down SAMHSA’s 42 C.F.R. Part 2 Supplemental Final Rule for Health Care Organizations

Karen Owens, Jill Chasson Address Hospitals’ Hiring Challenges in Healthcare Risk Management

Kent Brockelman Shares Expertise in Legal Issues Affecting Arizona Businesses in AzBusiness Leaders

Melissa Soliz and Erin Dunlap Share Expertise in Substance Abuse Treatment and 42 CFR Part 2 in Webinar for Strafford

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