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Partner
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Phone: 260-423-9551
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Fax: 260-423-8920
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E-mail: dsm@barrettlaw.com
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Practice Area: Corporate and Business,Health Care
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PRACTICE AREAS
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Counsels physicians and physician groups in the areas of office practice and procedure, compliance plan development (including HIPAA), electronic medical records issues, and fraud/abuse laws
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Advises physicians and physician groups with respect to health care reform issues, governance, general contracts and business transactions, antitrust and trade regulation analysis, employment and non-competition provisions, and other general business issues relating to health care entities
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Represents non-health care businesses on a variety of issues, including forming businesses, emerging business planning, corporate governance, joint ventures and mergers/acquisitions
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Admitted to practice before the Indiana state courts, the United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, and the United States Tax Court
REPRESENTATIVE CASES
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Advised medical specialty groups and individual practitioners on a variety of business issues including the creation of large group practices, negotiations and contracting with managed care entities and insurers, joint ventures and hospital affiliations
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Counseled physicians relating to health care reform issues and impact on practices, and handled several sales of medical practices to hospitals in local community
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Developed HIPAA and Fraud/Abuse Compliance Program Manuals for health care providers and for health plans
- Structured, organized and licensed ambulatory surgery centers and imaging centers in Northeast Indiana
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
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Kington`s National Registry of Who`s Who, life member
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Speaker and Author for Lorman Education Services
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Speaker and Author for Indiana Continuing Legal Education
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Speaker and Author for Allen County Bar Association
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Bar Activities:
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Member, Allen County Bar Association
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Member, Indiana State Bar Association
- Member, American Health Lawyers Association
- Member, Women`s Business Law Network
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
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Francine`s Friends, Board of Directors
- Medical Alliance for Health Education, Preceptor
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Medical Manager`s Association, Member
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Leadership Fort Wayne, Class of 2000
EDUCATION
- Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana (J.D., cum laude, 1992)
- Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (B.A., Political Science, 1989)
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