Schenck, Price, Smith & King LLP Partner Featured in Flagship Health Publication
Deborah A. Cmielewski quoted in Part B News.
- Newark, NJ (1888PressRelease) October 23, 2024 - Deborah A. Cmielewski, Partner at Schenck, Price, Smith & King LLP was featured in a Part B News article where she commented on a HIPAA privacy law.
The article discussed the process of restricting the distribution of patient medical records within the practice. As mentioned in the article, a case in Charlotte, North Carolina revealed a patient had requested a “sensitive issue” be restricted from a specific member working in the practice, to which the answer should have been “yes.” However, the patient was later made aware that the request was not honored and was assessed by this specific individual “without a legitimate reason.”
With over 20 years of experience advising and counseling health care providers, Cmielewski brought a different perspective to this situation. The clinic might have discovered that denying the staff member access could have had a negative impact on the patient's care. According to Cmielewski, there can also be employment law implications if denying someone access prevents from being able to carry out their job duties.
“Certainly, the analysis will vary depending upon whether you are dealing with an administrative employee versus a medical provider, and there could be both federal and state implications,” Cmielewski continued. “If Jane Doe is the only biller in a medical practice and without Jane Doe having access to my records the practice cannot bill my insurance company for my visit, there’s going to be a problem on several different levels.”
To read the article in its entirety, please click here:https://bit.ly/3YqasWd
For more information on the firm, please contact Deborah Cmielewski, Esq., Partner; Chair, Marketing and Business Development Committee at dac ( @ ) spsk dot com or 973-540-7327 dot
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Each week Part B News brings comprehensive Medicare Part B regulatory coverage, plain-English interpretive guidance, Fee Schedule updates, claims filing strategies, coding, documentation and payment best practices, and the latest on Congressional health care deliberations and how they affect your practice. Part B News is one of the flagship publications of DecisionHealth® which serves the business and regulatory needs of health care practitioners nationwide.
ABOUT DEBORAH A. CMIELEWSKI:
Deborah A. Cmielewski is a member of the Health Care Law and Corporate Practice Groups and co-chair of the Firm's Pharmaceutical Industry and Pharmacy Practice Group. Debbie has also served as a member of the Firm's Management Committee.
Debbie advises and counsels health care providers, including hospital systems; physicians; providers of services to the intellectually and developmentally disabled; mental health and substance use disorder facilities; long term care facilities and home care agencies. She also advises pharmaceutical manufacturers and myriad vendors in the healthcare space. Debbie has significant experience in the representation of regulated professionals before administrative agencies in both health and non-health related professions. She also lectures frequently on health care and human resources topics and provides workplace compliance training in a variety of areas, including HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2.
Debbie previously served as Vice President, General Counsel of Armada Health Care LLC (n/k/a Asembia), where she also oversaw the compliance and human resources functions in the organization. She has over 20 years' experience as a practicing attorney, holding key positions in health care corporate law and commercial/bankruptcy litigation. Early in her legal career, Debbie served as Chief of Regulatory Affairs for the New Jersey State Division of Consumer Affairs.
Deborah holds a B.B.A in Finance From Pace University, and a J.D from Seton Hall University.
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