Jennifer is a Partner in the Health Care Practice Group and leads the firm’s HIPAA Privacy and Security practice and initiatives. In her HIPAA practice, she works with clients to minimize the risk of privacy and data security issues, assisting with all aspects of HIPAA privacy and security compliance, governance, audits/investigations, breach analyses, training and strategic planning. She has a thorough understanding of federal and state privacy and confidentiality laws and has served as a health care privacy expert witness.
Within the constantly evolving health care legal landscape, in addition to HIPAA, Jen provides health care regulatory and compliance guidance to her clients in areas such as the federal and state anti-kickback laws, Stark law, PPACA (health reform), Sunshine Act, Medicare Secondary Payer laws, pharmaceutical marketing rules, ADA standards, and other laws and regulations impacting her health care clients.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Jennifer Orr Mitchell
- Ohio Enacts New Cybersecurity Requirements for Insurers - (Posted On Friday, February 22, 2019)
- HHS and HSSC Release New Cybersecurity Practices for the Health Care Industry - (Posted On Friday, February 01, 2019)
- Federal District Court Rules HHS Cuts to 340B Reimbursement 'Exceeded' Authority - (Posted On Tuesday, January 08, 2019)
- New Ohio Standard Authorization Forms for Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information - (Posted On Monday, January 07, 2019)
- FDA Releases Medical Device De Novo Pathway Proposed Rule - (Posted On Friday, December 14, 2018)
- FDA Proposes Changes to Clinical Trial Informed Consent Rules - (Posted On Thursday, November 15, 2018)
- Proposed Rule Would Require Ohio Providers to Accept Standard Authorization Form for Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information - (Posted On Thursday, November 08, 2018)
- Three Boston Hospitals Pay Close to $1 Million in HIPAA Settlements for Disclosing Personal Health Information to Film Crews - (Posted On Monday, October 01, 2018)
- OIG Recommends FDA Use Pre-submission Program to Evaluate Cybersecurity Risks - (Posted On Thursday, September 20, 2018)
- CMS Proposes to Reduce Medicare CoPs and CfCs Burdens - (Posted On Wednesday, September 19, 2018)
Jennifer Orr Mitchell and her thought leadership on Health Care Law and Regulations, especially HIPAA, has been selected for a National Law Review Go-To Thought Leadership Award. Ms. Mitchell’s coverage of shifting regulations of the FDA, CMS and HIPAA settlements keep NLR readers informed of the changing landscape in health care. In particular, the emphasis on privacy issues in health care and how cybersecurity concerns impact HIPAA compliance and health care organizations are especially noteworthy.
The National Law Review named Dinsmore & Shohl as a Go-To Thought Leader for the firm’s Ohio COVID-19 news and for articles providing Coronavirus guidance to human resource professionals. Dinsmore provided frequent updates addressing Ohio’s legislation seeking to expand telehealth access, Ohio’s law granting immunity to essential workers, and the Ohio Treasurer’s COVID-19 community response initiative designed to ease cash flow to local governments. Furthermore, Dinsmore’s authors received unprecedented readership addressing more general employer concerns such as OSHA guidance on mask-wearing, employer-mandated vaccines, and specific alerts developed for HR managers to help them keep pace with the numerous changes during these turbulent times. Dinsmore’s most prolific and well-read authors include Jared M. Bruce, Anna M. Dailey, Hayley Geiler, Thomas W. Hess, Jennifer Orr Mitchell, Jacqueline N. Rau and Faith C. Whittaker.