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Erin Dunlap Provides Insight on Overturned HIPAA Penalty for Healthcare Risk Management

Dec 13 2021

Erin Dunlap Guides Healthcare Risk Management Readers Through Revising HIPAA Patient Access Policies If Proposed Changes are Finalized

Following proposed changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that left health plans and covered healthcare providers wondering how to prepare, Healthcare Risk Management turned to Erin Dunlap for insight. Explaining that patient access will be a key area of focus, Erin outlined eight ways patient access policies will need to be revised if HHS finalizes the changes. Erin also noted that revisions to a covered entity’s notice of privacy practices will also be necessary if the changes are finalized and urged plans and providers to prepare and budget for significant policy work and training. A nationally recognized expert in health care data privacy and security, Erin regularly advises organizations working in the health care space on a...

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Coppersmith Brockelman Promotes Telemedicine Specialist Marki Stewart to Partner

Dec 10 2021

8 Ways Healthcare Attorneys Can Reduce Racial Disparities in Maternal Mortality

Naomi Jorgensen

Maternal mortality in the United States has more than doubled in the last 30 years—women living in the United States today are 50% more likely to die in childbirth than their mothers were a generation ago. Researchers estimate more than half of these deaths are preventable. Alarmingly, the path to motherhood is significantly deadlier for women of color than it is for their white counterparts. Nationally, black women are three to four times as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women, a disparity that has only widened in recent years.((See Khiara M. Bridges, Racial Disparities in Maternal Mortality, 95 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 1229 (2020).)) Surprisingly, these disparities increase with age and education; data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention demonstrates that pregnancy-related...

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Nov 29 2021

Mel Soliz Emphasizes Importance of Patient Portal Access in Arizona Physician Article

Naomi Jorgensen

Writing for Arizona Physician, the Maricopa County Medical Association’s magazine, Mel Soliz reminded physicians of new Information Blocking Rule requirements for the immediate release of test results and other health information to patient portals. Mel has extensive experience in regulatory health law, data privacy and patient access laws and presents frequently on the Information Blocking Rule. Mel works closely with community health information exchanges, health care providers, and health plans to understand and create compliance programs with the IBR and the CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule. Read Mel’s article here....

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Nov 22 2021

Sam Coppersmith Teaches at National Business Institute Webinar About Nonprofit Formation

Naomi Jorgensen

Knowing the rules for forming and maintaining a tax-exempt organization can be a daunting process, National Business Institute called on Sam Coppersmith to help paralegals, accountants, and attorneys take the correct steps. In a six-hour, on-demand webinar, “501(c)(3) Organization and Formation From Start to Finish,” Sam is one of three lawyers who explains: Form changes and new rules Nonprofit governance pitfalls and best practices Formation documents and application steps Eligibility requirements and classifications Establishing tax-exempt status with the IRS Sam has more than three decades of experience assisting local and national businesses, nonprofit entities, and individuals. A regular speaker for NBI, he covers a range of nonprofit-related topics including private foundations, tax-exempt organizations, and serving on a nonprofit board. Learn more about Sam’s webinar here (use code FSPN50...

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Nov 15 2021

Mel Soliz Educates AzHIMA about Interoperability Data Policies

Naomi Jorgensen

Keeping abreast of the ever-changing United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) data policy is challenging. That is why the Arizona Health Information Management Association (AzHIMA) asked Mel Soliz to speak about what’s new, what’s coming, and what’s most important about USCDI at its 2021 Fall Meeting. In her presentation, “Evolving Data Policy: What Health Care Providers Need to Know about USCDI v2,” Mel reviewed the guiding principles behind USCDI, how USCDI v2 compares to USCDI v1, what’s on the horizon for the USCDI (including v3 and USCDI+), and how the USCDI interacts with other laws. Mel is frequently consulted for her deep knowledge of federal interoperability requirements. She works closely with community health information exchanges, health care providers, and health plans to understand and create compliance...

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Erin Dunlap Guides Healthcare Risk Management Readers Through Revising HIPAA Patient Access Policies If Proposed Changes are Finalized

8 Ways Healthcare Attorneys Can Reduce Racial Disparities in Maternal Mortality

Mel Soliz Emphasizes Importance of Patient Portal Access in Arizona Physician Article

Sam Coppersmith Teaches at National Business Institute Webinar About Nonprofit Formation

Mel Soliz Educates AzHIMA about Interoperability Data Policies

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Erin Dunlap Guides Healthcare Risk Management Readers Through Revising HIPAA Patient Access Policies If Proposed Changes are Finalized

Mel Soliz Updates Washington Health Law Summit on Health Data Regulation Changes

8 Ways Healthcare Attorneys Can Reduce Racial Disparities in Maternal Mortality

Mel Soliz Emphasizes Importance of Patient Portal Access in Arizona Physician Article

Sam Coppersmith Teaches at National Business Institute Webinar About Nonprofit Formation

Mel Soliz Educates AzHIMA about Interoperability Data Policies