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Sarah E. Coyne / Partner
Chairman of Health Law Practice Group
Professional Experience
Sarah E. Coyne is the national chair of the Firm’s Health Law Group. Sarah represents and advises health care providers (entities and individuals) and health plans on a variety of issues, including:
  • Regulatory Compliance
    • Provider Regulation (Federal and State)
    • Medicare, Conditions of Participation
    • Medicaid Reimbursement
    • Fraud and Abuse (Including voluntary self-disclosure, internal and governmental investigations) 
      • Stark (Anti-Self Referral)
      • Anti-Kickback
      • False Claims Act
    • Medical Information and Ehealth
      • HIPAA Privacy
      • HIPAA Security
      • HITECH
      • Electronic Health Records
      • State Confidentiality Laws
      • Record Retention Requirements
      • Meaningful Use Requirements
    • The Joint Commission Accreditation Standards
    • EMTALA
    • Antitrust
    • Physician and Other Caregiver Reporting
    • Peer Review
      • HCQIA
      • State Peer Review Laws
    • Institutional Review Boards - Clinical Trials Research Compliance
  • Patient Care Issues
    • Informed Consent to Treatment
    • Issues Particular To Minor Patients
    • Ethical Issues/End of Life
    • Patient Claims
    • Medical Errors
    • Confidentiality, Privacy and Security of Health Care Information
    • Sharing Of Electronic Medical Records
    • Medical Staff Issues and Corrective Action
    • Physician, Vendor and Other Contract Negotiations
    • Provider Licensing
    • Behavioral Health and Substance Abuse Issues
    • Reproductive Rights Issues
Education and Honors
  • University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1995)
    Order of the Coif.
  • University of Wisconsin (O.T.R., with honors, 1987)
  • University of Wisconsin (B.S., with honors, 1987)
Bar Admissions
Wisconsin, 1995

Court Admissions
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1995
U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, 1995

Professional Recognition
  • Selected as the 2011 “Wisconsin Health Law Attorney of the Year” by the Health Law Section of the
    Wisconsin State Bar.

  • Martindale-Hubbell AV® Peer Review Rated.

  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2009-present: Health Care Law).

  • Listed in Madison Magazine as a top lawyer in the area of health law.

  • Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

Professional and Civic Activities
  • American Bar Association (Member, Health Law Section).

  • American Health Lawyers Association (Member).

  • Wisconsin State Bar Association (Member, Health Law Section).

  • Wisconsin Association for Healthcare Quality (Member).

  • Wisconsin Hospital Association (Member).

  • Wisconsin Society for Healthcare Risk Management (Member).

  • Practiced at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison for four years.

  • Experience as a registered occupational therapist.

  • Invited Participant in Governor Doyle’s eHealth Initiative Privacy and Security Task Force: Legal Workgroup, Implementations Workgroup, Solutions Workgroup.

Board Membership

  • Executive Committee for HIPAA Collaborative of Wisconsin (HIPAA COW), and is active in its preemption workgroup and other workgroups related to confidentiality of health care information.

  • Executive Committee of the Perinatal Foundation.

  • Board of Directors for the Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care.
Selected Presentations/Publications
Sarah co-authors the health law chapter of the Annual Survey of Wisconsin Law and also authors many updates for her clients on legal developments in the health law arena. Sarah also regularly presents regionally and nationally on many issues including the HIPAA privacy and security rules, informed consent to treatment, EMTALA, the Stark law, and many other topics. Several of her recent and current presentations include:
  • “Legal Boundaries for Physicians Helping Pregnant Women,” Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care,
    April 12, 2011.

  • “Legal Issues Regarding Neonates” and “Informed Consent for Treatment of Minors & Babies,” to be presented at WAPC’s 35th Annual Perinatal Day Conference, Neenah, Wisconsin, November 3, 2010.

  • “HIPAA Regulation Update: What Covered Entities and Business Associates Actually Have to Do and When They Have to Do It,” to be presented to HIPAA COW’s 2010 Fall Conference, DeForest, Wisconsin, October 15, 2010.

  • “Board Responsibilities,” to be presented to the Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative, Sauk City, Wisconsin,
    October 8, 2010.

  • “Health Information Boot Camp/ Thorny Issues Panel,” moderator for panel discussion, to be presented to the Wisconsin Medical Society, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, September 21, 2010.

  • “Not Your Typical HIPAA Webinar: We Will Focus on What Comments You Should Submit to OCR,” webinar presented on August 17, 2010.

  • “HIPAA: Back to Basics,” webinar presented to the Wisconsin Medical Society, in Madison, Wisconsin on
    June 15, 2010.

  • “A GPS for Health Law,” presented to the Wisconsin Medical Society, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 9, 2010 and in Green Bay, Wisconsin on June 10, 2010.

  • “HIPAA for Litigators,” presented to the Western District of Wisconsin Bar Association, Madison, Wisconsin,
    May 21, 2010.

  • “New Privacy and Security Rules in the Stimulus Bill,” presented to the 2010 MEGA Conference, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, January 21, 2010.

  • “HIPAA Compliance,” presented to the Department of Justice, Madison, Wisconsin, December 1, 2009.

  • “Negotiating Your Electronic Health Record Contract: The Practical, The Legal and The Ugly,” presented to the Wisconsin Medical Society, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, October 19, 2009.

  • “HITECH and Red Flag Regulations: A Whole New Wave of Compliance Obligations,” presented to the Wisconsin Medical Society, Madison, Wisconsin, July 8, 2009.

  • “HITECH: A Whole New Wave of HIPAA Compliance,” presented to Epic Systems, Verona, Wisconsin,
    April 15, 2009.

  • “Don’t Get Tagged by the Pitfalls of Reporting Drug Seeking Behavior to Law Enforcement Officials,” presented to HIPAA COW’s 2009 Spring Conference, Green Bay, Wisconsin, April 3, 2009.

  • “Using Deferred Compensation to Incent On-Call Coverage,” presented to the ABA’s 10th Annual Conference on Emerging Issues in Healthcare Law, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, February 19, 2009.

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