Joan W. Feldman is Chair of the Health Law Practice Group. She has devoted her legal career to representing health care providers in connection with health care, business, regulatory and administrative law matters. Joan is general and special counsel to acute, general, specialty, academic medical center and chronic disease hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, hospice providers, behavioral health providers, durable medical equipment providers, clinical laboratories, organ procurement organizations, physician certification boards, assisted living service agencies and continuing care retirement communities. She regularly advises her clients on corporate governance, best practices, corporate and business issues and combinations, mergers, acquisitions, affiliations, joint ventures, physician/hospital strategic alliances; state and federal regulatory issues, including Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, fraud, abuse, and Stark and Anti-kickback issues; corporate compliance, governmental audits and investigations (e.g., state and federal recovery audit contractors); privacy and HIPAA issues, state and federal investigations relating to privacy breaches; information technology and software licensing; medical staff and credentialing matters; medical ethics and end-of-life issues; quality of care regulatory matters, developing quality improvement and assessment programs; and clinical research matters, including regulatory compliance and medical ethics. Joan's valuable experience as a registered nurse and faculty member at the University of Maine School of Nursing provides her with operational insights and practical approaches to challenging compliance and quality issues that distinguishes her advice and adds immeasurable value when counseling her clients on legal issues. Joan is a frequent speaker, educator and prolific writer on a variety of subjects of interest to health care providers, including compliance, medical ethics, regulatory and reimbursement matters and health care reform, including accountable care organizations, medical homes and other innovative strategies focused on cost containment and quality improvement.
Distinctions
· AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
· Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers: Healthcare; 2011
Professional Affiliations
· American Health Lawyers Association
· American Bar Association, Health Law Section
· Connecticut Bar Association
· Hartford County Bar Association
· Connecticut Hospital Association
Experience
Corporate Compliance, Program Infrastructure, Investigations and Integrity
Development and Implementation of Effective Corporate Compliance Programs
Responding to Government Investigations
Negotiating Corporate Integrity, Compliance Certification and Settlement Agreements
Negotiating Consent Orders Relating to Quality Performance
Conflicts of Interest
Publications
May 17, 2012, CMS Releases Final Rule on PPACA Program Integrity Provisions
May 2, 2012, FDA and HHS Rules on Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest in Research
February 16, 2012, OIG Alerts Physicians to Exercise Caution When Reassigning Medicare Payments
February 16, 2012, HHS Announces Strong Start Initiative to Increase Healthy Deliveries and Reduce Preterm Births
January 11, 2012, CMS Publishes Guidance on Medicaid RAC Program
November 22, 2011, DSS Releases Proposed Medical Foundation Regulations
November 17, 2011, OCR Begins Pilot Phase of HIPAA Privacy and Security Audit Program
November 3, 2011, FINAL RULE: Medicare Program--Changes to the Ambulatory Surgical Centers Patient Rights Conditions for Coverage
September 28, 2011, Are You Aware of and Affected by These DPH Scope of Practice Requests?
August 16, 2011, Health Law 2011 Legislative Update
August 8, 2011, Sample Workplace Violence Prevention Policy to Comply With New Connecticut Legislation
August 4, 2011, CMS Proposes to Extend the 3-Day DRG Window to Hospital-Owned and Hospital-Operated Physician Practices
July 11, 2011, OCR Proposes Significant Revisions to HIPAA Rules on Accounting of Disclosures
June 10, 2011, CMS Clarifies that State Medicaid Agencies Have Ability to Protect Same-Sex Couples
June 3, 2011, CMS Issues Final Rule on Denial of Medicaid Payments for "Hospital Acquired Conditions"
June 3, 2011, CMS Announces Proposed Changes to eRX Incentive Program
May 16, 2011, Be Wary Of Medical Companies Bearing Gifts
May 5, 2011, CMS Releases Final Rule on Telemedicine Credentialing and Privileging
April 1, 2011, Proposed Rules Regarding Accountable Care Organizations Issued
February 28, 2011, First-Ever Civil Monetary Penalties Imposed for Violation of the HIPAA Privacy Rule
January 14, 2011, Summary of Proposed Certificate of Need Regulations
December 28, 2010, Sample Hospital Patient Visitation Policy To Comply With New CMS Rules For Participation
November 15, 2010, Recent Settlement Demonstrates Pitfalls of Rewarding Physicians with Access to Hospital Facilities
September 21, 2010, The Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs: What You Need to Know.
August 13, 2010, June 2010 Connecticut Health Law Legislative Update
August 10, 2010, HHS Announces Proposed HIPAA Rules
July 19, 2010, Health Care Reform Impact On The Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Industries
May 21, 2010, Summary of PPACA Grants, Demonstration Projects and Other Funding Opportunities
April 28, 2010, Health Care Reform: Compliance Implications
December 8, 2009, Recent Modifications to HIPAA's Breach Notification and Enforcement Rules
October 28, 2009, Recent Law Modifies Connecticut HIV Testing Consent Requirements
August 14, 2009, Recent Law Establishes Medical Foundation Option for Hospitals and Health Systems
June 17, 2009, Recent Law Modifies Office of Health Care Access Certificate of Need Statutes
May 1, 2009, CMS Issues Guidance on EMTALA Regulations
March 27, 2009, Self-Disclosure Protocol No Longer Applicable to Stark Violations
March 2, 2009, Stimulus Package Significantly Expands HIPAA Requirements
November 6, 2008, Stark Health Care Alert
July 15, 2008, HIPAA Security Alert - Executive Guidance
October 26, 2006, Federal Government Requires Compliance Program for Medicaid Providers
News
May 11, 2012, Panel Explores Risks and Rewards of Social Media for Health Care Providers
July 15, 2011, Shipman & Goodwin Recognized by Chambers USA 2011
April 2011, 35 Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Named a "Top Lawyer" in Hartford County
Events
May 10, 2012, Catching the Social Media Bug: The Risks and Rewards of Social Media For Health Care Providers
May 6-8, 2012, The New England HIMA, 15th Annual Conference
February 16, 2012, Postponed: Medicare Shared Savings Program
December 15, 2011, Preparing For and Responding To Medicaid RAC Audits
February 17, 2011, Preparing For and Responding To Medicare RAC Audits
November 17, 2010, Health Care Reform Workshop
October 21, 2010, Medical Futility Summit: Medicine, Law & Ethics
October 19, 2010, Subpoenas: What You Need To Know To Respond
October 14, 2010, Health Care Reform Workshop
June 30, 2010, Health Care Reform Series Workshop I
June 2, 2009, The Federal Stimulus Package and Expanding HIPAA Requirements
May 23, 2007, E-Discovery for Health Care Providers
January 1, 2005, Implementing an Effective Corporate Compliance Program
January 1, 2005, Responding to Legal Process
April 3, 2004, Genetic Risk and New Strategies for Breast and Ovarian Cancer
December 2003, Sarbanes-Oxley Workshop
January 21, 2003, Uses and Disclosures Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Conducting Compliance Audits and Risk Analysis
Health Care Decision Making and Legally Authorized Representatives
Informed Consent Issues and Clinical Research
Health Care Provider Contracting