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Before becoming an attorney, Sandra Herron worked for nearly 20 years in the health care industry, including senior management positions in acute care, long-term care, home health and assisted living settings. Ms. Herron completed her health care career as a hospital system CEO and acknowledged leader in the development of regional, vertically integrated health systems.
Ms. Herron's current practice includes representation of a broad spectrum of health care providers, including hospitals and multi-provider systems; physicians and other health care professionals; long-term care and retirement facilities; retail chain pharmacies; pharmaceutical manufacturers; and ancillary service providers regarding federal and state regulatory compliance matters (including HIPAA, Stark I and II and the Anti-Kickback Statute); traditional operational issues (including medical staff credentialing and risk management); public and private payor reimbursement issues; governance and operation of tax-exempt organizations; and physician-hospital relationships including recruitment and joint venturing.
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Education |
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| J.D., cum laude, Georgia State University College of Law, 1998; GSU Law Review, Outstanding Editor; Associate Lead Articles Editor
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| | | B.S., summa cum laude, Saint Joseph's College, Health Care Administration | |
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Bar & Court Admissions |
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| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2002
| | | Georgia Court of Appeals, 2000
| | | Supreme Court of Georgia, 2000
| | | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, 2000
| | | Georgia, 1999
| | | Georgia Superior Courts, 1999 | |
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Memberships |
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| American Bar Association, Antitrust Section
| | | American Bar Association, Health Law Section
| | | American Health Lawyers Association, Health Information and Technology Practice Group
| | | American Health Lawyers Association, HMOs and Health Plans Practice Group
| | | Atlanta Bar Association
| | | Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys
| | | State Bar of Georgia, Health Law Section | |
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Publications |
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Stark II, Phase III: And Still More to Come!, National Association of Public Hospitals Newsline (Sept., 2007).
CMS Document Sheds Light On The New Medicaid World, 5 Health Lawyers Weekly 33, (American Health Lawyers Association, August 24, 2007).
Speed Bumps on the Interoperable Superhighway: HIPAA and the EHR Exception/Safe Harbor, 10 Physician Organizations 12 (American Health Lawyers Association, Jan. 2007).
Go to Jail, Do Not Collect $200: Drug Promotions and Physician Compliance, 9 Health Lawyers News 7 (Jan. 2005).
Improving a Rural Hospital's Peer Review Process, Journal for Healthcare Quality, Vol. 16, Num. 6, p. 17, Nov./Dec. 1994.
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Speaking Engagements |
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| "HIPAA's Health Information Boundaries: Employer/Health Plan/Provider," presentation at seminar "Critical Legal Issues for Employers," April, 2007.
| | | Georgia Tort Reform: Impact for Hospitals, presentation at Georgia Hospital Association's Annual Meeting, 2005.
| | | Health Care Professionals as Promotional Consultants, presentation at American Conference Institute's conference on Minimizing Legal Risk in Drug Advertising and Promotion (Philadelphia, June, 2004).
| | "Georgia Tort Reform: Impact for Hospitals,"
Georgia Hospital Association, May 2005
| | | HIPAA Privacy and Security: Next Steps, presentation at Georgia Hospital Association's Annual Meeting, 2004.
| | | EMTALA: The Final Word, presentation at Georgia Hospital Association's Annual Meeting, 2004.
| | "Pharmaceutical Manufacturers/Physician Relationships: Compliance Traps for the Unwary,"
AHLA Physicians Law Institute, 2005
| | | "Health Care Professionals as Promotional Consultants," ACI Institute on Reducing Risk in Drug Advertising & Promotion, June, 2004
| | | Physician Recruitment and the Law, presentation at Georgia Health Policy Center Symposium on Rural Health Access, 2002. | |
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