The Health Law Partners, P.C. (HLP) congratulates founding shareholder, Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq., on her selection into the Michigan Lawyers Weekly 2023 class of Influential Women of Law. The award honors women attorneys and judges for their work on behalf of the justice system and for their clients, their commitment…
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Adrienne Dresevic Appointed to Chair ABA Health Law Section Dobbs Task Force
The HLP congratulates Founding Shareholder, Adrienne Dresevic, on her appointment to Chair the American Bar Association (ABA) Health Law Section (HLS) Dobbs Task Force. The ABA HLS created the Task Force to examine the legal implications of the landmark Supreme Court decision. The Task Force’s mission is to provide educational…
Jessica Gustafson to Chair 2022 ABA Health Law Section Physicians Legal Issues Conference; Adrienne Dresevic and Jessica Gustafson to Present
The Health Law Partners, P.C. (HLP) is pleased to announce founding shareholder Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. served as Co-Chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Health Law Section, 2022 Physicians Legal Issues: Healthcare Delivery and Innovation Conference, together with Elizabeth Greene, Esq. (Mirick O’Connell), which took place September 15-17, 2022…
Robert S. Iwrey Selected as a 2022 DBusiness Top Lawyer in Health Care Law
The Health Law Partners congratulates Robert S. Iwrey for his selection as a DBusiness Top Lawyer for 2022! This is Rob’s seventh consecutive year as a DBusiness Top Lawyer. DBusiness’ Top Lawyers list is based on an exclusive peer-review survey open to all area lawyers, honoring excellence in 53 practice areas. HLP is…
No Surprises Act Final Rule Published
In July 2021, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (the Departments) released an interim final rule, “Requirements Related to Surprise Billing, Part I” (Part I IFR). In October 2021, the Departments released a second interim final rule, “Requirements Related to Surprise Billing, Part II”…
Robert S. Iwrey Selected as Super Lawyer for 13th Consecutive Year
The Health Law Partners, P.C., congratulates Robert S. Iwrey, Esq. for his inclusion in the 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers list as a Super Lawyer in Health Care Law. Robert S. Iwrey has been named a Super Lawyer for his achievements in Health Care law every year since 2010. This award marks his 13th…
New York becomes 25th State to grant Nurse Practitioners Full Practice Authority
On April 11th, 2022, New York became one of 25 U.S. states to grant permanent full practice authority to Nurse Practitioners (NP). The 2022 State of the State proposal additionally allows NPs with more than 3,600 hours of experience to practice without a contractual practice-agreement relationship with a doctor. With…
Rise in HIPAA Class Action Suits: Partnership HealthPlan of California
HIPAA itself does not contain a private right of action for individuals following unauthorized disclosures of medical information. Yet, HIPAA does not prohibit individuals from seeking remedies through state or other law. Each U.S. state’s tort law system can potentially allow individuals to pursue reparations when they are harmed by…
Evolving HIPAA Regulations Will Shape the Future of OCR’s Enforcement Regime
On April 6th, 2022, a HIPAA-regulatory Request for Information (RFI) was released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) soliciting feedback from the public for future rulemaking. The RFI seeks information on how the industry views “recognized security practices,” and on OCR’s compensating…
Alarming Rate of Ransomware Data Breaches Calls for Increased Protection in Healthcare Industry
Participants in the healthcare industry have seen a multi-front threat related to their information security practices/healthcare data – increased enforcement and fines by the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR); increased scrutiny from plaintiffs’ attorneys and State Attorneys General; and increased threats from malicious…