Medical Practice Topics

• "Social Media and Technology Use in the Medical Office", Statewide, Maryland, Risk Management Med Mutual, 2015
• "Outpatient Healthcare Compliance and Privacy in 2014", Montgomery Cares Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland, Nov. 2014
• "Maryland Medical Records Laws: Practical and Legal Applications", Lorman Educational Services, May & August 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.
• “Impact of Healthcare Reform and HIT Implementation on Health Care Providers”, George Washington University Hospital, Coalition for Environmentally Safe Communities, Washington, DC
• “Legal Issues of the EHR and the HITECH Act”, The Professional Association of Health Care Officer Managers (PAHCOM) Annual meeting, Orlando, Fla.
• “Not Your Mother’s EHR: What You REALLY Need to Know About EHR Medical-Legal Issues & the High Tech Act”, Antietam Professional Association of Health Care Office Managers (PAHCOM) Chapter
• “Expanding Office Services: Expanding Legal Liability”, Association of Dermatology Administrators/ Managers (ADA/M) National Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts
• “Protecting Your Medical Reputation Online”, Washington Hospital Center Physicians Open Board Meeting, Washington, DC
• “The EMR in Cyberspace: Confidentiality Considerations”, Healthcare Informatics, St. Petersburg, FL
• “Legally Effective Employee Reviews and Determination of Overtime Exempt Employees”, Association of Dermatology Administrators/ Mangers National Meeting
• “HIPAA Violations and Legal Recourse”, Health Law Section, Montgomery County Bar Association
• “The EMR in Cyberspace: Confidentiality Considerations”, Healthcare Informatics 2008 Symposium
• “Office Policies and Legal Concerns with a Computerized Medical Office”
• “Patient Rights for Medical Practice Managers”
• Eastern Shore Medical Group Mangers Association
• “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
• “Medical Records: Make Then an Asset Not a Liability”, Biloxi, MI, National PAHCOM Meetings
• “Cyber Medicine: The Technology and Legal Considerations”, Ocean City, MD, Med Chi
• “Current Compliance Initiatives”, Superior Chapter of Michigan Professional Association of Health Care Office Managers (PAHCOM)
• “Managed Care Contract Review & Insurance Audit Trends”
• “Advance Directives: Professional and Legal Implications”
• “Legal Issues Impacting Patient Registration”
• “How to Negotiate Managed Care Contracts”
• “Challenging and Difficult Decisions in Pain Management- Legal and Professional Issues”
• “Legal Issues for Nurse-Midwives and Obstetricians”
• “Before You Sign … Essential Tools for Reviewing Managed Care Contracts”
• “The Legal Role of the Hospital Medical Record and Preparing to Testify”
• “Personnel Issues – Hiring and Firing”
• “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
• “Legalities of Utilizing and Maintaining Computerized Medical Records: Including the New HIPAA Privacy Regulations”, Lorman Education Services
• “Patient Consent: Professional and Legal Obligations”, Medical Mutual Insurance Society of Maryland, State wide sessions
• “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”