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Thomas P. O'Donnell

Senior Partner

For over 30 years, Thomas P. O’Donnell has helped a wide variety of health care providers address the many changes occurring in the health care industry.

 

Mr. O’Donnell counsels health care providers on many topics.  He represents IPAs and multispecialty physician groups, acute care hospitals, academic medical centers, rehabilitation clinics, skilled nursing facilities, free-standing diagnostic and therapeutic centers.

 

Mr. O’Donnell’s experience and expertise includes counseling organizations on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, formation of networks, MSOs and IPAs, joint ventures, fraud and abuse.  In recent years, his focus has been on the emerging rise of electronic health records, HIPAA and the formation of health information exchanges and personal health records.

 

He has published articles on compliance with privacy and security laws, including those confidentiality requirements for sensitive health information, i.e. HIV/AIDS, STDs, abortion and mental health.

Memberships and Affiliations

  • The Missouri Bar
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
  • American Health Lawyers Association
    • Antitrust, HMOs and Health Plans, and Health Information and Technology Committees
  • Missouri Society of Hospital Attorneys

Distinctions

  • AV Rated Martindale Hubbell
  • Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2010-2013, Health Care Law

Publications & Presentations

October 2012
2012
2011
2011
2010
2010
November 2009
HCCA Compliance Today - Volume Eleven, Number Eleven
September 8, 2009
New regulations, which apply to vendors who offer individuals a place to electronically store their personal health record, as well as, health care providers, health plans and clearinghouses who transmit health information electronically, expand the reach of HIPAA and federal privacy rules. With an increase in civil money penalties as well, it is important that organizations have accurate information about what is required and what the remedies are for not meeting the requirements.
August 21, 2009
A new CMS manual change which will significantly affect "consignment closet" or "stock and bill" arrangements between physicians and non-physician practitioners and DMEPOS suppliers.  These changes are usually made by regulation and provide the practitioners with notice of the impending change. However, this change could require significant restructuring of existing arrangements and has been adopted by manual change with an effective date of September 8, 2009.
2007
2006
Presented to Society for Pain Practice Management
2005
Presented to Greater Kansas City Medical Managers Association
2005
Presented to Northland Medical Managers Association
2005
Presented to GKC Medical Managers Association
2004
Presented to Society for Pain Practice Management
2004
HIPAA Privacy Digital Desk Reference
2002
Presented to Managed Care Contracting audio conference
2001