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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

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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Oct 20 2017

Kristen Rosati and Melissa Soliz Share Expertise in Privacy Compliance for Human Subjects Research with Bloomberg Law

Naomi Jorgensen

Coppersmith Brockelman’s Kristen Rosati and Melissa Soliz co-authored a piece for Bloomberg Law’s Privacy and Data Security, sharing an overview of the privacy compliance issues associated with the use and disclosure of health information in human subjects research. They discuss complying with the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Common Rule, FDA regulations and federal and state health confidentiality laws in all stages of the research process. The piece includes a variety of samples and templates for forms, contracts, and agreements for human subjects research. Kristen is one of the nation’s leading HIPAA compliance attorneys, with deep experience in data breaches, health information exchange, data sharing for research and clinical integration initiatives, clinical research compliance, clinical trials contracting, biobanking and genomic privacy, and all things...

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

Jun 19 2017

Kristen Rosati Shares Expertise in Patient Data Privacy with Clinical Chemistry

Naomi Jorgensen

Kristen Rosati, a partner at Coppersmith Brockelman, shared her expertise in an article in Clinical Chemistry. Kristen discussed the benefits of data warehouses and health information exchanges (HIEs), and the risks they can pose to patient privacy. She also provided insight into best practices in balancing patient privacy and the use of clinical data by having good data security and data governance processes. Kristen advocated for a federal prohibition against reidentification of individuals in data used for research and quality improvement activities, which would address the acute need to use health information for research and at the same time honor individual rights. Kristen has deep experience in data breaches, health information exchange, data sharing for research and clinical integration initiatives, clinical research compliance, clinical trials contracting,...

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Jun 01 2017

It’s Time – for Arizona’s Paid Sick Time Law

Naomi Jorgensen

The passage of Proposition 206 in November 2016 brought not just an increase in Arizona’s minimum wage, but also enactment of a new state law requiring all employers (with very narrow exceptions) to provide all employees, including part-time workers, with annual paid sick time (PST). With the July 1, 2017 effective date rapidly approaching, we want to make sure you have the important information you need to adopt or revise policies, provide notice, and update your payroll and recordkeeping practices before the law takes effect. Here’s what you need to know: How much PST must be provided? Employees must accrue a minimum of one hour of PST for every 30 hours worked. (Thus, part-time employees will accrue PST at a slower rate than full-time employees.) Employees...

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May 31 2017

Jill Chasson Shares Employment Law Expertise with Phoenix Business Journal Ahead of New Paid Sick Time Law

Naomi Jorgensen

Coppersmith Brockelman attorney Jill Chasson was featured among leading labor and employment attorneys in a Phoenix Business Journal story covering tips for employers ahead of the new paid sick time law. The law, which takes effect July 1, requires employers to offer a certain amount of paid sick time to employees, including part-time employees, and has specific criteria for notifying employees and tracking paid sick time. Jill shared some of the law’s key provisions that may be challenging to implement or confusing for employers. Jill is an employment law expert—she provides practical advice to employers regarding compliance with the many federal and state laws that govern the workplace and regularly provides training for supervisors and human resource professionals. Read the full story here....

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Mar 22 2017

Kristen Rosati Shares Biobanking, Big Data and Data Breach Expertise at Three Industry Events

Naomi Jorgensen

Coppersmith Brockelman attorney Kristen Rosati is considered one of the nation’s leading HIPAA compliance attorneys, and has deep experience in clinical research compliance, biobanking and “Big Data.” She is a sought-after speaker on each topic, and was recently called upon to share her expertise at the following events: 2017 Southern Arizona Biomedical Research Symposium on Biobanking and Informed Consent: Challenges and Solutions: As keynote, Kristen presented on “The Changing Biobanking Legal Landscape.” The symposium was held at the University of Arizona Cancer Center on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. The half-day event focused on the legal and ethical challenges associated with consenting study participants and collecting tissue samples to be stored in biorepositories. Listen to a recording of the seminar here. American Health Lawyers Association’s (AHLA)...

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

Kristen Rosati and Melissa Soliz Share Expertise in Privacy Compliance for Human Subjects Research with Bloomberg Law

Kristen Rosati Shares Expertise in Patient Data Privacy with Clinical Chemistry

It’s Time – for Arizona’s Paid Sick Time Law

Jill Chasson Shares Employment Law Expertise with Phoenix Business Journal Ahead of New Paid Sick Time Law

Kristen Rosati Shares Biobanking, Big Data and Data Breach Expertise at Three Industry Events

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