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Apr 05 2018

Karen Owens Breaks Down Peer Review Process and Pitfalls with Hospital Peer Review

Karen Owens recently shared her expertise in peer review for Hospital Peer Review, a leading publication for hospital quality managers that explores the latest news, techniques and protocols. She discussed typical peer review requirements for hospitals and how they impact quality of care, noting that Arizona’s peer review statute requires physicians to form committees to review professional practices at the hospitals where they work. Karen explained that confidentiality and immunity for physicians allow the peer review process to go more smoothly. She provided four rules for hospitals to follow in the peer review process to avoid legal liability and shared common pitfalls in substantive reviews. Karen has extensive experience representing health care systems, hospitals, clinics, and other providers in matters of peer review, quality management, medical staff credentialing,...

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Mar 30 2018

Melissa Soliz Shares Expertise in Changes to 42 C.F.R. Part 2 with Phoenix Business Journal

Naomi Jorgensen

Melissa Soliz discussed the impact of changes to the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records regulations at 42 C.F.R. Part 2 in a Q&A with the Phoenix Business Journal. Melissa explained how healthcare organizations and their third-party vendors are affected, noting that the changes provide organizations with more freedom to track trends and share data about opioid abuse and treatment in order to combat the national opioid epidemic. On the business and community levels, Melissa stated that tracking opioid abuse patterns and successful treatment protocols will help break the cycle of abuse that causes lost productivity and absenteeism. Read the full Q&A here....

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Mar 23 2018

Sam Coppersmith Discusses Nonprofit Governance Board and Liability Pitfalls in National Business Institute Webcast

Naomi Jorgensen

Sam Coppersmith shared his expertise in nonprofit governance in a webinar for the National Business Institute (NBI). Sam and two other nonprofit law experts, Jennifer Urban of Legal for Good PLLC in St. Louis Park, MN, and Michelle Huhnke of Sugar Felsenthal Grais & Hammer, LLP in Chicago, covered best practices for attorneys to keep tax-exempt clients out of hot water. Sam broke down common bylaw mistakes, operational and policy-making pitfalls, and tips for protecting an organization’s intellectual property. Sam is a regular speaker for NBI, covering a range of topics related to 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...

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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

Naomi Jorgensen

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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Karen Owens Breaks Down Peer Review Process and Pitfalls with Hospital Peer Review

Melissa Soliz Shares Expertise in Changes to 42 C.F.R. Part 2 with Phoenix Business Journal

Sam Coppersmith Discusses Nonprofit Governance Board and Liability Pitfalls in National Business Institute Webcast

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

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