Federal Regulations —

HIPAA, Privacy, Regulatory Compliance, Patient Rights, OSHA, ACA

• "Social Media Dilemmas for Healthcare Employers and Employees: Conflict between HIPAA, the NLRB and Professional Codes of Conduct", Annual Conference of The American Association of Nurse Attorneys, Boston, MA, August 5, 2017
• “Social Media Dilemmas for Healthcare Employers and Employees: Conflict between HIPAA, the NLRB and Professional Codes of Conduct”,  East Coast Nurse Attorneys, New York City, NY, April 25 2015
• “Do You Know When a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement is Required? HIPAA, HITECH & the OMNIBUS RULE: What Non-Health Lawyers Need to Know for Their Clients and Themselves to Comply with the Law”, The American Association of Nurse Attorneys (TAANA), Oct. 2014 Annual Meeting Las Vegas, NV
• "Outpatient Healthcare Compliance and Privacy in 2014". Montgomery Cares Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland, Silver Spring, Maryland, Nov. 2014
• “Decisions, Decisions: ACOs” National PAHCOM (Professional Association of Health Care Office Management) Conference, Clearwater, Florida, Oct. 2013
• “Electronic Medical Records- HIPAA, HITECH and Privacy Laws” “Medical Records Law in Maryland” Lorman Education Services, Annapolis, Maryland, August 2013
• “Extortion, Theft, Fraud & Other Liabilities Associated with International Outsourcing of Protected Health Care Information”, Chesapeake Nurse Attorneys, Inc.
• “Debunking HIPAA Urban Myths”, Solo and Small Firm Conference, Maryland State Bar Association, Nov. 2010, MD 
• “Impact of Healthcare Reform and HIT Implementation on Health Care Providers”, George Washington University Hospital, Coalition for Environmentally Safe Communities, Washington, DC, Oct. 2010
• “Legal Issues of the EHR and the HITECH Act”, The Professional Association of Health Care Officer Managers (PAHCOM) Annual meeting, Orlando, Fla., Sept. 2010
• “The Electronic Health Record (EHR): Legal Interplay Between Creation, Utilization, Protection and Governance – What every nurse attorney needs to know for their clients and themselves”, Chesapeake Nurse Attorneys, Inc.
• “HIPAA Violations and Legal Recourse”, Health Law Section, Montgomery County Bar Association
• “Patient Rights for Medical Practice Managers”
• Eastern Shore Medical Group Mangers Association
• “HIPAA Violations and Legal Recourse”, Health Law Section, Montgomery County Bar Association
• “2005 Legal Perspectives of the Electronic Health Record: Efficient, Compliant or a Breach of Privacy Liability”, Lorman Educational Services
• “Navigating the HIPAA Regulations for Medical Records and Health Information”, Health Law Section, Montgomery County Bar Association
• “Is Your Medical Record an Asset or Liability?”, Washington Association Occupational Health Nurses
• “Legalities of Utilizing and Maintaining Computerized Medical Records- Including the New HIPAA Privacy Regulations”, Lorman Educational Services, Baltimore, Maryland
• “Patient Consent: Professional and Legal Obligations”, Medical Mutual, Maryland statewide sessions
• “Compliance Workshop” Physician Enhancements Institute, Virginia Beach, VA
• “Patient’s Rights in Maryland”, Lorman Education Services, Baltimore, MD
• “The Heart of Your Compliance Plan- The Medical Chart Review”, Biloxi, MI, National PAHCOM Meetings
• “Current Compliance Initiatives”, Superior Chapter of Michigan Professional Association of
• Health Care Office Managers (PAHCOM)
• “Compliance in the Millennium [Health Care Fraud and Abuse]”
• “Advance Directives: Professional and Legal Implications”
• “Americans with Disabilities Act – Impact and Implementation for Physicians”
• “Practice Impact and Implications of the OSHA Blood Borne Pathogens Regulations”
• “Legal Issues of Genetic Counseling”, Incorporation of Genetics in Clinical Practice, Child Development Center, Georgetown University
• “The Medicare Post Payment Audit- How to Avoid It and What to do When One Occurs”
• “Medicare Investigations: How To Avoid One and What To Do If One Occurs”
• “How will the Podiatric Physician be Affected by Health Care Legislation: Update on CLIA, OSHA and Managed Care”
• “Legal Obstacles to Cutting Edge Hospital and Medical Group Affiliations – Where are the Safe Harbors?
• “The Medical Waste Assessment”
• “The Patient Self Determination Act- Impact and Implementation”