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
- Landmark Rule Transforms Medicare Physician Reimbursement: What to Know - (Posted On Friday, October 14, 2016)
- E.U.-U.S. Privacy Shield: A New, Valuable Tool For Cross-Border Data Transfers - (Posted On Wednesday, August 03, 2016)
- Cybersecurity Alert: Ransomeware Attacks on Rise - (Posted On Tuesday, June 14, 2016)
- FTC Creates Interactive Tool for Developers of Mobile Health Applications - (Posted On Friday, April 22, 2016)
- OCR’s Highly Anticipated Phase 2 HIPAA Audits Are Underway - (Posted On Wednesday, March 23, 2016)
- Sixth Circuit FCA Ruling on Speculative Damages May Have Broader Implications for Health Care Providers - (Posted On Monday, March 21, 2016)
- Administrative Law Judge Upholds Rare $239,800 HIPAA Civil Monetary Penalty Against Home Health Provider - (Posted On Friday, February 05, 2016)
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) Shines Light on Financial Relationships - (Posted On Friday, February 08, 2013)
- HIPAA Final Omnibus Rule Brings “Sweeping Change” to Health Care Industry - (Posted On Saturday, January 19, 2013)
- Federal Court in Virginia Declares PPACA's "Minimum Essential Coverage" Provision Unconstitutional - (Posted On Wednesday, December 15, 2010)
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.