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Overview

HunterMaclean’s skilled and experienced health care lawyers can effectively guide your organization through the dynamic and demanding health law landscape, offering comprehensive regulatory, transactional, and litigation services, coordinated with HunterMaclean’s full array of legal professionals, including fraud and abuse, corporate, information technology, tax, employment, real estate, and litigation experts.

Our health care attorneys provide advice and counseling to major health care providers regarding, among other matters: strategic and regulatory counseling, managed care contracting and strategy, negotiation and implementation of contractual and employment arrangements with physicians and other health care providers, establishment of and ongoing operational advice to independent physician associations and physician-hospital organizations, analysis and advice concerning compliance with Fraud and Abuse, Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act, and Stark statutes and regulations, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, development and implementation of strategies to create vertically integrated delivery systems, CON and licensure compliance, and provider consolidation and related mergers, acquisitions, and joint venture transactions.

Our partnership includes a former chairman of the Product Liability Advisory Council, an Assistant U.S. Trustee for the District of Delaware, a former trial attorney with the U.S. Trustee Program in Delaware, former Assistant U.S. Attorneys, former federal judicial law clerks, former attorneys for the Internal Revenue Service, former attorneys in the U.S. Air Force’s and U.S. Army’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps, a past chairman of the Admiralty Committee of the American Bar Association’s TIPS section, a former member of the board of directors of the Maritime Law Association of the United States, past presidents of the Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys, and members of the National Association of Bond Lawyers, the American Health Lawyers Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and the American Trial Lawyers Association. Our attorneys are also admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court, U. S. Tax Court, several federal appellate and district courts, and numerous state courts.

Experience

Hospital-physician structures and ventures including integration strategies, ambulatory surgery centers, diagnostic imaging centers, and medical office buildings
EMTALA obligations
Intermediate sanctions/IRC Section 4958 and IRC Section 409A compliance and private inurement/private benefit analysis
Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) audits and development of tool kits for internal staff use
Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement appeals
HIPAA (including HITECH) compliance and development of business associate agreements
Compliance Program development and effectiveness reviews
Strategic and regulatory counseling, fair market value assessments, managed care contracting and strategy, and negotiation and implementation of contractual and employment arrangements with physicians and other health care providers
Advice to boards of directors on governance, regulatory risks, fiduciary obligations, and compliance and operational issues
Establishment of and ongoing operational advice to independent physician associations and physician-hospital organizations
Analysis and advice concerning compliance with Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark, False Claims Act, qui tam/whistleblower investigations, and Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement
Tax-exempt bond financing and compliance assessments and programs
Development and implementation of strategies to create vertically integrated delivery systems
Certificate of Need and licensure (including licensed bed) compliance
Physician recruitment and retention (including hospital-physician immigration matters)
On-call agreements and subsidies
Executive compensation and deferred compensation plans (qualified and non-qualified) including ERISA and IRC Section 409A compliance
Development of hospital-physician Centers of Excellence
Hospital liens
Medical residency, graduate medical education, and academic medical center integration
Provider consolidation and related mergers, acquisitions, and joint venture transactions

The Firm has been engaged to assist health care clients in the following specific matters:

Obtaining a favorable letter ruling from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division on a joint collaboration between two competing hospital systems for supply purchasing
Representing a major hospital system in U.S. Department of Justice qui tam/whistleblower investigation and settlement involving the False Claims Act, Stark, and the Anti-Kickback Statute
Successfully negotiating a waiver agreement with the bond insurer for a major hospital system that was in technical default of its tax-exempt bond covenants
Obtaining a dismissal of a defendant in a U.S. Department of Justice qui tam/whistleblower action against a health system and members of its medical staff
Successful defending a Medicare audit and reducing an alleged overpayment from more than $2M to just over $8,000
Obtaining IRS Private Letter Rulings for a major hospital reorganization and a hospital-physician tax-exempt entity
Obtaining tax-exempt status for respective cancer, ophthalmology, and otolaryngology entities
Negotiating service provider agreements on behalf of plan sponsors for welfare plans and retirement plans (e.g. claims administration services agreement for a self-insured medical plan; investment management agreements for pension plans; consulting agreements for medical plans; investment consulting agreements for 401(k) plan fiduciary committees)
Assisting a major hospital system in obtaining reduced penalties assessed by the U.S. Department of Labor for late deposits of employee contributions to 401(k) plan
Assisting plan fiduciaries in adoption of fiduciary policies and investment policies for retirement plans
Advising ERISA plan administrative committees on determinations of ERISA claims and appeals
Serving as hospital counsel for tax-exempt bond financings
Organizing and structuring a hospital-based ambulatory surgery center
$300M agreement whereby electronic medical record (EMR) technology is supplied to regional health care providers
$80M expansion of a software license, and establishment of a hosted services arrangement, for an EMR system on behalf of a large integrated health care delivery network in the Midwest
$68M software licensing and implementation services agreement for EMR system of a complex, multi-hospital health system
$67M licensing and implementation of health information system of major health care vendor for multi-entity academic hospital medical center
$35M licensing and implementation of health information system of major vendor by large private hospital system
$29M licensing and implementation of health information system of major vendor for large metropolitan county hospital
$27M licensing and implementation of enterprise-wide heath information system (designed to meet the requirements for “meaningful use” of CCHIT-certified EMR technology) for a regional hospital system in the Southeast
$25M licensing and implementation of health information system for a large, multi-entity hospital chain
$20M line of credit procurement between a national bank and a major hospital system
$15M procurement of health information system by one of the largest networks of community health care centers in the United States
$15M procurement of information technology infrastructure (network, unified voice communications system, security, real time location system) to support large new hospital in major metropolitan area
$9M licensing and implementation of an electronic health record system by an academic medical center in a major metropolitan area
$9M exclusive license of advanced bio-informatics software
$8M licensing and implementation of a transformational, hospital-wide health information system for multi-entity hospital group
$7M acquisition of hospital-wide health information system, as well as server co-location and outsourcing services project, for one of the nation’s top pediatric hospitals
$3.5M licensing and implementation of a state-of-the-art, 3D-capable, picture archiving and communication system (PACS) to store and serve medical images for the radiology department of an academic medical center in a major metropolitan area
S3M licensing and implementation of an in-house pharmacy automation system for a major southeastern regional hospital
Licensing of medical performance analysis/management software by one of the nation’s leading pediatric hospitals
Licensing of electronic health record software for large federally qualified health care center operating agencies that provide health care and social services to large urban neighborhoods
Review of applicability of Stark 85/15 rule to various EMR acquisitions
Drafting and negotiating the various agreements associated with a RHIO being implemented in the Northeast, including software licenses and services agreements; agreements with labs, hospitals, health plans, and other data providers; and subscription agreements for use with individual physicians and physician groups
Creation and negotiation of information sharing agreement between large academic medical institution and community health care center to allow interactive use of electronic health records by physicians serving both institutions
Licensing of emergency department information systems and integrated software solutions for the critical and high-acuity care units, as well as surgery and anesthesia departments, of various large hospitals and integrated delivery networks (IDNs) for a leading health care technology company
Licensing and implementation of health information system for not-for-profit community hospital
Licensing of electronic prescription software license by one of the largest networks of community health care centers in the United States
Creation of form ASP agreement for the provision of billing systems to neurosurgery-focused physician practice groups by a leading service provider
Creation of laboratory services agreement for hospital group to use in making laboratory services, and related systems and software, available to individual physicians and independent physician groups
Procurement of managed firewall services for a health care client that develops, markets, and supports leading-edge solutions for patient billing and online account management
Licensing of software from leading clinical laboratory for internet-based lab testing orders and reports that interact with electronic medical record software
Negotiated agreement for deployment and operation of electronic health record connectivity through community health integration platform
Licensing of software, and purchase of services, to create system for the clinical staff of a large hospital group to use in bidding on work shifts

Publications & Presentations

Publications

Georgia Looks to Ease Regulations on Struggling Rural Hospitals

HunterMaclean attorney T. Mills Fleming was quoted in this article by Chris Marr, published in BNA’s Health Care Daily Report on May 3, 2018.

Opioid-Dispensing Pharmacists to Pay $5M Penalty to Community

HunterMaclean attorney T. Mills Fleming was quoted in this article by Chris Marr, published in BNA’s Health Care Daily Report on October 31, 2017.

Non-profit Hospital Reorganizations

Chapter by T. Mills Fleming published in Georgia Hospital Law Manual for 2005, 2011, and 2017.

A Prescription for Struggling Hospitals

In this article for the Daily Report, health care attorney Mills Fleming discusses the difficulties facing hospitals and how hospital managers can deal with them.

Community Health Needs Assessment Requirements for Tax-Exempt Hospitals

This member briefing for the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) discusses Internal Revenue Code § 501(r) and the provisions of the Final Rule. The Final Rule imposes specific obligations on hospitals and provides clarity with respect to the IRS’ expectations and enforcement priorities.

Short ACA Enrollment Window May Offer COBRA Cost Saving

New options available under the Affordable Care Act may provide savings for employers providing COBRA coverage, for newly eligible COBRA beneficiaries, and for a short window of time, for current COBRA beneficiaries as well. These coverage options introduce new opportunities for employers to reduce COBRA costs and new complexities in coordinating coverage and severance benefits.

Stage 2 Meaningful Use Set to Kick Off in 2014 for Health Care Providers

This article for Business in Savannah explains how the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs can offer financial incentives to health care providers.

Data Security Concerns for Health Care Providers: A two-part series

This detailed and informative series by HunterMaclean Attorneys discusses the critical importance of data security in negotiating health care IT vendor contracts.

October 1 Affordable Care Act Deadline Will Affect Local Employers

HunterMaclean Attorney Rebecca Sczepanski discusses upcoming Affordable Care Act deadlines, offering advice for area employers regarding compliance with new federal healthcare law.

New Health Care Exchanges to Impact Employers, Hospitals

HunterMaclean partner Mills Fleming explores the complexities of health care exchanges and their potential impact on employers as well as medical providers.

Compliance Plans Critical For Health Care Providers Fenstermacher

Compliance Plans Are Critical For Health Care Providers

This article for Business in Savannah discusses the need for health care providers and suppliers to implement Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act mandated compliance plans.

Federal Work Plan to Impact Hospitals, Health Care Providers

This article for Business in Savannah discusses the U.S. Department of Office of Inspector General Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2013, offering insight into issues that will affect hospitals and health care providers.

New Government Scrutiny Demands New Strategies for Health Care Clients

Chapter by T. Mills Fleming published in 2011 in Health Care Law Enforcement and Compliance.

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Sign of the Times: More Hospital-Physician Alignment

In an era defined by health care reform, an ongoing recession, shifting patient demographics and changing regulations, doctors and hospitals are embracing the spirit of collaboration and finding that they have more to gain through working together.

Health Care Providers Get Ready: EHR Incentive Payments Are Coming

The first electronic health record (EHR) incentive program payments funded by the federal government were made on January 5, 2011, with $2.86 million going to the University of Kentucky Healthcare (a group of hospitals and other facilities), and $21,250 going to each of two physicians at a family clinic in Durant, Oklahoma.

Congress set aside approximately $17 billion as incentives for eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals to adopt EHRs, pursuant to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, a portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Mills Fleming Op Ed: The Local Impact of Health Care Reform

T. Mills Fleming discusses the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in this Op Ed for the Savannah Morning News.

HITECH Act Widens Scope of HIPAA Liability

Persons or entities providing certain services to covered entities such as health care providers, health insurers and health care clearinghouses under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) should take note of the recently enacted Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH).

USDOJ - Business Review Letter approving joint collaboration between two competing health care systems

By T. Mills Fleming, published on September 4, 2009.

The Final HIPAA Rules: New Federal Rules on Patient Privacy Could Mean Big Changes for Health Care Providers and Employers

By T. Mills Fleming, published in the August 2003 issue of The Practical Lawyer.

New Federal Rules on Patient Privacy Could Mean Big Changes for Health Care Providers and Employers

By T. Mills Fleming, published in the Savannah Morning News as a three-part series of articles on September 1, September 15, and October 6, 2002.

Hospital Medical Records

Chapter by T. Mills Fleming published in 2001 in Georgia Hospital Law Manual (4th edition).

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Health System Restructuring, IRS Private Letter Ruling

By T. Mills Fleming, published on December 20, 2001, in PLR 200211051, (12/20/01).

Physician Compensation/Gain Sharing, IRS Private Letter Ruling

By T. Mills Fleming; unpublished; dated April 30, 1998 .

Hospital Medical Records

Chapter by T. Mills Fleming published in 1997 in Georgia Hospital Law Manual (3rd edition).

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Presentations

Health Care Fraud and Abuse Enforcement – The Year in Review

Presented by T. Mills Fleming at the Georgia Hospital Association’s Compliance Officer’s Retreat in Greensboro, Georgia, on September 6, 2018.

Travel Bans, Refugees and More – The Year in Immigration

Presented by T. Mills Fleming at the Georgia Hospital Association-Georgia Society for Healthcare Physician Services & Recruitment’s 2017 Annual Conference on July 23-25, 2018.

The Slippery Slope of Health Care Fraud Schemes between Hospitals and Physicians

Presented by T. Mills Fleming at the Georgia Hospital Association-Georgia Society for Healthcare Physician Services & Recruitment’s 2017 Annual Conference on July 23-25, 2018.

Physician Contracts - Stark and Anti-Kickback Regulations

Presented by T. Mills Fleming at the ASPR Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois, on April 21-25, 2018.

Compliance Guidance Oversight for Health Care Governing Boards

Presented by T. Mills Fleming to a large health system’s senior management and board members on February 15, 2018.

Healthcare Supply Chain Contracts – What Every Health Care Materials Manager Needs to Know

Presented by T. Mills Fleming at the GSHMM 2017 Annual Conference on November 3, 2017.

Connecting the Dots: Measuring the Effectiveness of a Compliance Program

Presented by T. Mills Fleming at the 2017 Georgia Hospital Association-Compliance Officer’s Roundtable on September 7, 2017.

Stark, Anti-kickback Statute and False Claims Act Primer for Physician Recruiters

Presented by T. Mills Fleming at the Georgia Society for Healthcare Physician Services & Recruitment’s 2017 Annual Conference on August 16-18, 2017.

Visa Processing for Foreign National Physicians: The Trump Effect

Presented by T. Mills Fleming at the Georgia Society for Healthcare Physician Services & Recruitment’s 2017 Annual Conference on August 16-18, 2017.

What’s Next in Health Care? Challenges for Providers and Opportunities for Restructuring Professionals in an Ever-Changing Landscape

T. Mills Fleming presented this as an invited panelist for Healthcare Legal Matters at the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Annual Southeast Bankruptcy Conference in Hilton Head, South Carolina, on July 27-30, 2017.

Negotiating Health Care IT Agreements

Presented by Diana J. P. McKenzie at Health Care Technology 2017: Critical Issues in Cybercare, Digital Medicine, and Structuring Effective Agreements at the Practising Law Institute (PLI) in New York, New York, in June 2017.

Physician Contracts - Stark and Anti-Kickback Regulations

Presented by T. Mills Fleming at the ASPR Annual Conference in San Diego, California, on April 29-May 3, 2017.

The Changing Landscape of Immigration Law: A Panel Discussion of Recent Changes in Immigration Policy

T. Mills Fleming participated in this panel discussion at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia, on April 4, 2017.

Visa Processing and the Conrad 30 Program for Foreign National Physicians

Presented by T. Mills Fleming the Georgia Hospital Association’s in-house legal counsel group on November 4, 2016, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Visa Processing and the Conrad 30 Program for Foreign National Physicians

Co-presented by T. Mills Fleming and the Georgia Department of Community Health’s State Office of Rural Health at the Georgia Society for Healthcare Physician Services & Recruitment’s 2016 Annual Conference on July 22, 2016, at the Ritz-Carlton/Reynolds Plantation, Lake Oconee, Georgia.

Navigating the Bermuda Triangle of Stark, the Anti-kickback Statute and the False Claims Act

Presented by T. Mills Fleming at the Georgia Society for Healthcare Physician Services & Recruitment’s 2016 Annual Conference on July 22, 2016, at the Ritz-Carlton/Reynolds Plantation, Lake Oconee, Georgia.

Physician Contracts - Stark and Anti-Kickback Regulations

Presented by T. Mills Fleming at the 2016 ASPR Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, on May 15, 2016.

Health Care, Immigration and Physicians

Presented by T. Mills Fleming at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Osteopathic Internists on May 7, 2016.

Hospital Contracts and Stark Law Implications

Presented by T. Mills Fleming at the Medial Group Management Association’s Annual Meeting on May 3, 2016.

21st Century Patients/20th Century Practices - Legal Aspects of Digital Communications

Presented by HunterMaclean Attorneys to the Savannah Area Medical Managers Association (SAMMA) at its Annual Meeting on May 20, 2015.

Protect the Practice - Compliance Programs for Physician Practices

Presented by HunterMaclean Attorneys to the Savannah Area Medical Managers Association (SAMMA) at its Annual Meeting on May 20, 2015.

Physician Contracts – Stark and Anti-Kickback Statute Regulations

Presented by T. Mills Fleming at the 2015 ASPR Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida, on May 17, 2015.

Fraud and Abuse Primer for Physician Recruiters – Anti-Kickback Statute/Stark/False Claims Act

Presented by T. Mills Fleming as an ASPR webinar on March 25, 2015.

Lessons Learned from Recent Data Breaches

Presented by HunterMaclean Attorneys to the Savannah Area Medical Managers Association (SAMMA) at its Monthly Meeting on February 18, 2015.

Hospital-Physician Compensation Relationships: Community Need, Fair Market Value and Commercial Reasonableness Considerations

Presented by T. Mills Fleming to major health system’s Board of Directors in 2014.

Health Law Update

Presented by T. Mills Fleming at the Georgia Society of Healthcare Materials Management Annual Meeting in 2010.

Hospital and Health Care Compliance: New Rules We Need to Know

Presented by T. Mills Fleming to a health system’s Board of Directors in 2010.

New Rules for an Old Game: Structuring Winning EHR Contracts

Presented at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, in March 2010 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

Prescription for HIPAA and HITECH Compliance

Presented at Sophros audio-conference in March 2010 by Diana J.P. McKenzie.

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Whistleblowers, Form 990 and Tax-Exempt Bond Compliance

Presented by T. Mills Fleming to major health system’s Board of Directors in 2009.

Employed Physician Fair Market Value Compensation Opinion Summary and Analysis

Presented by T. Mills Fleming to major health system’s board of directors in 2009.

Hot Issues in eHealth and Healthcare Technology

Panel discussion moderated by Diana J. P. McKenzie at ITechLaw Annual European Conference in Brussels, Belgium, on November 6, 2009.

Seminar on Medical Record Documentation

Presented for a health care client in 2009 by Bradley M. Harmon.

Lose a Laptop? Practical Approaches to Navigating Breach Notification Laws

Presented at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois, in April 2009 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

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Form 990, Tax Exempt Bonds and a Stark Reality: New Rules We Need to Know

Presented by T. Mills Fleming to major health system’s Board of Directors in 2008.

A Stark Reality: New Rules We Need to Know – Stark III and Beyond

Presented by T. Mills Fleming to the Atlanta Chapter of the Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2008.

Health Law Update and Contract Boilerplates: Are You Getting What You Deserve or What You Negotiate?

Presented by T. Mills Fleming at the Georgia Society of Healthcare Materials Management Annual Meeting in 2008.

New Frontiers for Stark: Fair Market Value and Commercial Reasonableness for Physician Employees

Presented by T. Mills Fleming at the Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys-Health Law Update and Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2008.

Legal Update: Stark II-Phase III, Section 409A, ERISA Plan Fiduciaries and Other Current Topics for Healthcare Internal Auditors

Presented by T. Mills Fleming to the Atlanta Chapter of the Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2008.

Fair Market Value for Physician Practice Acquisitions and Physician Employment: A View from the Rear View Mirror

Presented by T. Mills Fleming at the Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys-Health Law Update and Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2008.

Navigating Security Breach Notification Laws When Patient Information is Exposed

Presented at the Eclipsys Seminar on Patient Identity Theft in Atlanta, Georgia; Long Beach, California; New York City, New York; and Plymouth, Michigan, in December 2008 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

Post-Issuance Compliance for Tax-Exempt Bonds

Presented by T. Mills Fleming to major health system’s Board of Directors in 2008.

Innovative and Strategic Ideas in Healthcare Technology Contracting

Presented at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida, in February 2008 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

Recent Stark Law Developments

Presented by T. Mills Fleming at the Physician’s Viewpoint Network’s Annual Meeting in 2007.

Form I-9 Verification and Compliance

Presented by T. Mills Fleming to major health system’s Board of Directors in 2007.

Contract Boilerplates: Are You Getting What You Deserve or What You Negotiate?

Presented by T. Mills Fleming at the Georgia Hospital Association’s Society of Healthcare Materials Management Annual Meeting in 2007.

Nonprofit Hospital Reorganizations

Presented by T. Mills Fleming at a Georgia Hospital Association webinar in 2006.

Healthcare Price Transparency

Presented by T. Mills Fleming at the Georgia Society of Healthcare Materials Management Annual Meeting in 2006.

Drafting Information Technology Contracts That Work for Healthcare Providers

Presented at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference in San Diego, California, in February 2006 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

Purchasing Rules for Healthcare Material Managers: Rebates, GPOs and Other Incentives

Presented by T. Mills Fleming at the Georgia Hospital Association’s Society for Healthcare Materials Management Annual Meeting in 2005.

The Future of Health Care

T. Mills Fleming participated in this panel discussion at the Georgia Association of Health Underwriters – Annual Convention on July 22-24, 2005.

Georgia Rules and Regulations for Corporate Governance

Presented by T. Mills Fleming at the Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys-Health Law Update and Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2004.

Fraud and Abuse Developments: Stark II, Phase II

Presented by T. Mills Fleming to major health system’s board of directors in 2004.

Compliance Countdown: Real World Strategies for Implementing the HIPAA Privacy Regulations in Illinois

Presented at the Illinois State Bar Association Health Care Section, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Seminar, in Chicago, Illinois, on April 19, 2002, by Diana J. P. McKenzie and Milton L. Petersen.

Implementing HIPAA Privacy Regs – A Report from the Trenches

Presented at the Nineteenth Annual Symposium of the Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys in Chicago, Illinois, in October 2001 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

When Worlds Collide: Ethical Considerations in Law and Medicine - A Patient’s Right to Choose?

Presented by T. Mills Fleming at the Meadows Regional Medical Center’s Hot Topics in the Practice of Medicine Multispecialty Symposium in Vidalia, Georgia, on April 21, 2001.

Cyberhospitals: A Practical Legal Approach to Putting Healthcare Organizations Online

Presented at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans, Louisiana, in February 2001 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

HIPAA & Beyond: The Future of Medical Data Privacy

Presented at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans, Louisiana, in February 2001 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

Physician Contracting: Knowing the Nuts and Bolts to Keep You from Getting Nailed

Presented by T. Mills Fleming to the University of Florida College of Medicine’s Department of Anesthesiology in Gainesville, Florida, on February 6, 2001.

Medical Data Privacy on the Internet: What You Need to Know

Presented at the AHIMA National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, in September 2000 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

Top Ten Concerns for Net Pharmacies

Presented at the Net Pharmacy Conference in San Francisco, California, in July 2000 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

Destination Unknown: HIPAA Effects on Patient Security and Confidentiality

Presented at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference and Exhibition in Dallas, Texas, in April 2000 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

Tackling the Issues of Selling Drugs on the Internet

Presented at the Net Pharmacy Conference hosted by the International Quality and Productivity Center in San Francisco, California, in February 2000 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

Understanding the Legal Developments and Practical Strategies Regarding Internet Pharmacies

Presented at the Net Pharmacy Conference hosted by the International Quality and Productivity Center in San Francisco, California, in February 2000 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

The New Rules in Protecting Health Data

Presented by Diana J. P. McKenzie as the keynote speaker at the HCIA Comprehensive Healthcare Analysis Management Program User Group meeting in Chicago, Illinois, in October 1999.

Destination Unknown: HIPAA Effects on Patient Security and Confidentiality

Presented by Diana J. P. McKenzie as a keynote speaker at the QuadraMed National Users Conference in Miami, Florida, in September 1999.

Tackling the Issues of Selling Drugs on the Internet

Presented at the Net Pharmacy Conference hosted by the International Quality and Productivity Center in Chicago, Illinois, September 1999 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

Understanding the Legal Developments and Practical Strategies Regarding Internet Pharmacies

Presented at the Net Pharmacy Conference hosted by the International Quality and Productivity Center in Chicago, Illinois, in September 1999 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

Liability for the Year 2000: What Hospitals Need to Know

Presented at the Practicing Law Institute Conference on Understanding, Preventing and Litigating Year 2000 Issues: Practical Strategies & Industry-Specific Solutions in Chicago, Illinois, in May 1999 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

Effective Technology Policies for Today’s Health Care Organizations

Presented at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference and Exhibition in Atlanta, Georgia, in February 1999 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

Liability for the Year 2000: What Hospitals Need to Know

Presented at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference and Exhibition in Atlanta, Georgia, in February 1999 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

Protecting Patient Privacy and Data Quality in a Community Health Information Network

Presented at the Twenty-Second Annual Conference of the Illinois Association for Healthcare Quality in Schaumburg, Illinois, in May 1998 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

Maintaining Medical Data on the Internet

Presented at the Tenth National Managed Health Care Congress Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, in April 1998 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

Year 2000 Legal Issues for Healthcare Providers

Presented at the Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys Quarterly Lecture Series in Chicago, Illinois, in April 1998 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

Guarding the Safe: Practical Steps to Protect Electronic Patient Records

Presented at the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in August 1997 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

Healthcare on the Web: Recognizing the Risks and Limiting the Liability

Presented at the Healthcare Risk Management Society in Chicago, Illinois, in April 1997 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

Legal Aspects of Data Capture and Retention with Computerized Patient Records

Presented at the National Managed Healthcare Congress Meeting in San Francisco, California, in November 1996 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

A Model Defining and Exploring Information Transactions Between Public Health and Healthcare Organizations: Legal and Data Security Issues

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Community Medical Network Society in Washington, D.C., in July 1996 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

Community Health Information Networks: How to Overcome the Security Issues

Presented at the MIS Training Institute Conference in San Francisco, California, in January 1996 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

Healthcare Technology Law

Presented at the Computer Law Association Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, in October 1995 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

Avoiding the Crisis: Protecting the Confidentiality of Patient Data in a Healthcare Information Network Environment

Presented at the MIS Training Institute Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, in October 1995 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

Overcoming the Legal Challenges in Converting to a Computerized Medical Record

Presented at the Texas Association for Home Care Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas, in September 1995 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

Healthcare Networking Technology: New Problems, New Solutions

Presented at the Healthcare Information Network Interest Group Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia, in September 1995 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

Changing Relationships with Competitors: To Be or Not to Be Competitive

Presented by T. Mills Fleming to the Georgia Society of Healthcare Planning and Marketing in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 2, 1995.

Legal Ramifications of Converting to a Computerized Patient Record

Presented at the Midwest Alliance of Nursing Informatics Meeting in Highland Park, Illinois, in February 1995 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

Patient Data Privacy and Community Health Information Networks: A Legal Perspective

Presented at the SunHealth Alliance Video Teleconference in Charlotte, North Carolina, in February 1995 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

Smart Strategies for Licensing Managed Care Systems

Presented at the Midwest Managed Health Care Congress in Chicago, Illinois, in November 1994 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

How the Law Affects Community Health Information Networks

Presented at the Institute for International Research Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, in October 1994 by Diana J. P. McKenzie.

Whose Right Is It Anyway: A Physician’s Guide to Georgia Law on Living Wills, Do Not Resuscitate Orders and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care

Presented by T. Mills Fleming at the Memorial Health University Medical Center Research Day Competition in Savannah, Georgia, on May 5, 1993.

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News

HunterMaclean Honored with Nine First-Tier Rankings in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2018 “Best Law Firms”

November 01, 2017

HunterMaclean was honored to be recognized with nine first-tier rankings in the 2018 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms.” Best Lawyers is recognized as the oldest and one of the most esteemed peer review guides in the legal profession worldwide.

Fifteen HunterMaclean Attorneys Recognized as 2016 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

February 19, 2016

Ten HunterMaclean attorneys were recently selected as 2016 Georgia Super Lawyers and five attorneys as 2016 Rising Stars. The prestigious Super Lawyers honor, awarded annually, represents the top five percent of attorneys in each state in the nation.

Attorneys Christopher H. Smith, Francesca Macchiaverna, and Patrick L. Barkley join HunterMaclean

November 06, 2015

HunterMaclean is pleased to announce that the firm’s Savannah office has welcomed three new attorneys: Christopher H. “Smitty” Smith, Francesca Macchiaverna, and Patrick L. Barkley.

August 31, 2015

HunterMaclean, a leading business law firm with offices in Savannah and Brunswick, is pleased to announce that 20 attorneys from the firm were selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016.

HunterMaclean Law Firm Ranked in Prestigious Chambers USA Guide 2015

May 29, 2015

HunterMaclean has been ranked in the Chambers USA Guide 2015, an exclusive annual listing of top law firms and lawyers in the United States. Chambers & Partners is widely considered the authority on rankings in the legal profession across the world.

Thirteen HunterMaclean Attorneys Honored as 2015 Georgia Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

February 20, 2015

HunterMaclean attorneys were recently honored as 2015 Georgia Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. The prestigious Georgia Super Lawyer honor is awarded annually to the top five percent of attorneys in the state.

Georgia CEO: HunterMaclean Marks 135 Years in the Practice of Law

December 16, 2014

The year 2014 marks the 135th anniversary of HunterMaclean. Lucy Adams from Georgia CEO interviewed Managing Partner Frank Macgill regarding HunterMaclean’s history, areas of expertise, milestone anniversary, and future.

HunterMaclean Law Firm Ranked in Chambers USA Guide 2014

May 29, 2014

HunterMaclean is pleased to announce that it has been ranked in the Chambers USA Guide 2014, an exclusive annual listing of top law firms and lawyers in the U.S. Chambers and Partners is widely considered the authority on lawyer and firm rankings in the legal profession across the world.

Risk and Reward in the Cloud, quoted in Healthcare-Informatics.com (May 2012).
Negotiating Maximum Cloud Uptime From Service Providers, quoted in SearchHealthIT.com (September 2011).
Health Care Cloud Offers Some Risks, Endless Possibilities, quoted in SearchHealthIT.com (June 2011).
When Negotiating Health IT Contracts, Try to Get Extra Warranties, quoted in SearchHealthIT.com (February 2011).
Good Practice: Outsourcing Health IT Can Save You Headaches, Not Money, quoted in CMIO (September 2010).
Site Helps Match Female Volunteers, Nonprofits, quoted in Island Packet (January 2010).

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Creative Financing: Firm Secures Multi-Million New Markets Tax Credit for Health System

Firm partners Ben Hartman and Adam Kirk spearheaded a landmark multi-million-dollar New Markets Tax Credit Program deal for Southeast Georgia Health System, one of HunterMaclean’s clients. The deal will lead to significant savings for the Health System’s new Medical Office Building and Community Care Center.