Tammy Ward is an associate in the Austin office whose principal area of practice focuses on transactional, regulatory and administrative health law issues. Her areas of experience include HIPAA privacy compliance, Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement and compliance issues, fraud and abuse including the Anti-Kickback Act and Stark issues, review of contractual arrangements involving health care providers, health care provider licensure and certification matters with state agencies and Medicare/Medicaid, Texas private hospital UPL program, and mergers and acquisitions of health care entities.
Education
- J.D., with honors, The University of Texas School of Law, 2006
- B.A., English, with high honors, The University of Texas at Austin, 1998
Bar Admissions
Publications & Presentations
- Co-Author, "Stricter Scrunity, Reporting and Enforcement of Elder Abuse Is on Its Way Through Elder Justice Act," AHLA Connections Magazine, August 23, 2010
- Client Alert: HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules Modified for HITECH Act Provisions, August 2, 2010
- Client Alert: Health Care Reform Legislation: New Fraud and Abuse, Transparency and PRogram Integrity Provisions Coupled with Ramped up Enforcement, May 28, 2010.
- "HHS and FTC issue HITECH Breach Notification Rules," ABA Health e-Source, September 2009.
- Client Alert: New Enforcement of Medicare Secondary Payor Reporting Looming; Will Impact Liability Insurers, September 30, 2009
- Client Alert: HHS and FTC Issue HITECH Breach Notification Rules, August 27, 2009
- Client Alert: Stimulus Act Brings Significant Changes to HIPAA Privacy and Security, February 25, 2009
Professional History
- Associate, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
Professional Affiliations & Achievements
- Member, American Health Lawyers Association
- Member, Austin Young Lawyers Association
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