PRACTICE AREAS
Gregory D. Frost, a partner in the Baton Rouge office, practices extensively in the area of Healthcare. He concentrates his legal practice on health care law, including the representation of not-for-profit, for-profit and governmental hospitals, home health agencies, physicians and other types of health care providers. Mr. Frost is experienced in complex commercial transactions involving healthcare providers, licensure and other regulatory matters, Medicare, Medicaid and workers' compensation reimbursement issues, defense of civil and criminal fraud prosecutions, transactional matters and litigation involving health care providers. He has extensive experience dealing with HIPAA and health information issues, and was one of the first attorneys in the country to be Certified in Healthcare Privacy by the American Health Information Management Association. Mr. Frost was vice president of Legal and Governmental Affairs of the Louisiana Hospital Association for over eight years. He has lectured at Louisiana State University, Tulane University, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and Southern University, and regularly speaks before trade and professional organizations and legal audiences. Mr. Frost served on the adjunct faculty of the College of St. Francis and is the organizer of the HIPAA Privacy WorkGroups and the annual Louisiana HIPAA and EHR Conference. In addition to numerous articles on health law issues, he is the editor of Louisiana Health Information Law Manual, which is currently in its fifth edition and used as a textbook at ULL. He has also edited Managed Care, Collections and Related Issues, and the Workers' Comp Medicals Handbooks (both now out of print). EducationPaul M. Hebert Law School, Louisiana State University, J.D. 1981 Louisiana State University, B.A., 1977 EmploymentVice President for Legal and Governmental Affairs, Louisiana Hospital Association, 1986-1994 College of St. Francis (Adjunct Professor, 1998-2000) NoteworthyListed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC) in the areas of Government Relations Practice (listed annually since 2010) Professional AssociationsBaton Rouge Bar Association Louisiana State Bar Association American Bar Association Healthcare Section American Health Lawyers Association Louisiana Society of Hospital Attorneys (charter director and past president) American Health Information Management Association Healthcare Financial Management Association Louisiana Medical Group Management Association PublicationsLouisiana Health Information Law Manual Managed Care, Collections and Related Issues (out of print) Workers’ Comp Medicals Handbook (out of print) Presentations“Upper Payment Limit (UPL) Basics”, 22nd Annual Health Law Symposium, Louisiana Hospital Association – November 2011 “What’s New In Privacy and Security”, 2011 Louisiana HIPAA and E H R Conference – October 2011 "Accountable Care Organizations", Louisiana Organization of Nurse Executives - May 2011 "Legislative Update", Louisiana Health Information Management Association - April 2011 "EMTALA - The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act" - 2011 Southern Regional EMS Conference - March 2011 "Mental Health Issues in EMTALA" Louisiana Hospital Association's Mental Health Law Update Conference - March 2011 "Compliance Training" Louisiana Hospital Association - February 2011 "LA Health Info Law Seminar" - February 2011 "Winter Symposium" Louisiana Hospital Association - February 2011 "Community Benefit - Additional Requirements for Charitable Hospitals in Healthcare Reform", Louisiana Chapter Healthcare Financial Management Association - January 2011 "HIPAA Year in Review," "Enforcement Actions," "Working with Business Associates after HITECH," and "Privacy Issues In EHRs", 2010 Louisiana HIPAA and EHR Conference - November 2010 "HIT and Meaningful Use for Physicians," St. Francis Medical Center Medical Staff Annual Meeting - November 2010 "Records Retention", Louisiana Psychological Association - October 2010 "Healthcare Organization's Role In Formatting Public Policy", Southeast Louisiana Chapter of American College of Healthcare Executives - October 2010 "How to Survive RAC and other Audits", 2010 EMS Southern Regional Conference - September 2010 "Fraud and Abuse Update - Compliance After Health Care Reform ", Homecare Association of Louisiana - September 2010 "HIPAA In-Service Training", Louisiana Healthcare Quality Forum - August 2010 "Department of Justice Collection Activities on Infusion, Blood Administration and Lithotripsy", 2010 Summer Institute of Louisiana Chapter of Healthcare Financial Management Association - August 2010 "3048 For Rural Hospitals: An Overview", 8th Annual Mid-South CAH Conference 2010 - August 2010 "Non-Profit Hospitals in Healthcare Reform," Louisiana Healthcare Reform Conference - June 2010 "Legal Duties, Responsibilities and Liabilities of a Non-Profit Organization's Officers and Directors ", 2010 Louisiana Primary Care Association's Annual Conference - June 2010 "Legislative Update", Louisiana Health Information Management Association - April 2010 "HIPAA Presentation", Rapides Regional Medical Center - March 2010 "Implementing HITECH Privacy Changes", BSW Solutions, LLC Teleconference Workgroup Series - March 2010 "Louisiana Health Information Law Seminar", BSW Solutions, LLC - February 2010 "Compliance Program Basics - Organizing and Managing Healthcare Compliance" - Louisiana Hospital Association - January 2010 “What’s New In Privacy and Security”, 2009 Louisiana HIPAA & EHR Conference - October, 2009 "Compliance Training" - In-house training for all employees of West Jefferson Medical Center personnel - September 2009 "Recent Developments in Compliance-Regulations, Advisory Opinions, and Cases" - Louisiana Hospital Association's, seminar on Advanced Compliance Updates - September 2009 "Compliance Seminar - Physician Related Issues" - Louisiana Hospital Association - June 2009 "Legislative Update", Louisiana Health Information Management Association - April 2009 "Healthcare Risk Management", Louisiana Hospital Association - April 2009 "Mental Health Law Update", Louisiana Hospital Association - March 2009 "Louisiana Health Information Law Seminar", BSW Solutions, LLC - February 2009 "Compliance Program Basics - Organizing and Managing Healthcare Compliance", Louisiana Hospital Association - January 2009 "HIPAA and Medical Records", Louisiana Society of Hospital Attorneys, Health Law Symposium - November 2008 "Peer Review under Louisiana Law and Protecting and Disclosing Peer Review Records", Louisiana Society of Medical Staff Services, 2008 Winter Conference - November 2008 "Legislative Update", Health Law Update, Louisiana Hospital Association - May, 2008 "Impact of Ethics Reform on Rural Hospitals", Louisiana Hospital Association Annual Meeting and Conference - July, 2008 "Legal Responsibilities and Liability", Louisiana Primary Care Association Annual Conference - July, 2008 “Admission Issues-EMTALA”, Mental Health Law Update, Louisiana Hospital Association - March, 2008 “Health Information Issues- Confidentiality, Release, and Substance Abuse”, Mental Health Law Update, Louisiana Hospital Association - March, 2008 “Louisiana Health Information Law Seminar”, HPM - February and March, 2008 “Healthcare Compliance Update”, Louisiana Hospital Association - January, 2008 “What’s New In Privacy”, 2007 Louisiana HIPAA & EHR Conference - November, 2007 |
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