Powers Principal Bobby Silverstein quoted in “Senator Tom Harkin: Champion of Disability Rights”
Powers Principal Bobby Silverstein shares personal recollections of his experiences serving as Staff Director and Chief Counsel on Disability Issues for Sen. Tom Harkin. Sen. Harkin currently serves as Chairman of the Senate Health Labor & Pension Committee and Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health & Education. Read the full New Mobility article below.
Jim Pyles speaks at Health Information Privacy and Security Event
Powers partner Jim Pyles presented “The Evolving Legal Landscape – How changes in PHI regulation, laws and remedies affect your organization and strategies to address emerging risks” at the PHI Protection Network Workshop in Boston on March 12-13, 2013. For more information, click here. Jim can be reached at Jim.Pyles@ppsv.com.
Peggy Tighe Joins Powers Firm
Powers is very pleased to announce that Margaret “Peggy” Tighe has joined our public policy and government relations group as Counsel. Tighe will continue to focus her practice on legislative and regulatory issues for health systems, patient groups, and provider organizations.
Powers Honored for Pro Bono Work on Behalf of National Organization on Disability
Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville was recently recognized for 30 years of pro bono service as General Counsel to the National Organization on Disability. The recognition came from former President George H. W. Bush, NOD’s Honorary Chairman. Powers Principal Bob Saner accepted the recognition at an October 17 luncheon in New York celebrating NOD’s 30th Anniversary. Saner, along with Powers Principal Dick Verville, incorporated NOD in 1982, and have provided advice and counsel throughout the organization’s history. Former President Bush characterized their role as not merely keeping the client “on the right side of the law” but also playing a “pivotal role” in assuring the disability advocate’s long term success.
Teleconference: Landmark Medicare Settlement Improves Coverage Of Services To Maintain Function, November 5
On Monday, Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville Principal Peter Thomas is moderating a discussion on the landmark Medicare settlement announced earlier this month with Judith Stein, Executive Director of Center for Medicare Advocacy and CMA Director of Litigation Gill Deford. The call, sponsored by AAPMR and in partnership with the Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation, will provide a free opportunity to learn more about this landmark settlement and ask questions of leaders at the Center for Medicare Advocacy, who is a plaintiff in the case.
Jim Pyles to Address University of Tennessee College of Law Students and Alumni
The University of Tennessee College of Law has asked Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville founder Jim Pyles to present a lecture to alumni and current students at a reunion weekend on November 2, 2012. The lecture is entitled, “Health Reform, Health Information Privacy, Same Sex Marriage and Individual Autonomy Under the Constitution” and will cover the confluence of healthcare reform, technology, and expanding civil rights.
Jim Pyles to Address National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants
On October 26, Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville Principal and Co-Founder Jim Pyles is giving a speech for the National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants on Electronic Health Record Privacy, Integrated Medical Home, the NCQA’s Patient Centered Medical Home, Accountable Care Organizations, and Integrated Delivery Systems. The NSCHBC Advanced Consultant’s workshop will be held at NSCHBC’s office, located at 12100 Sunset Hills Road, Reston, VA.
Ben Tesdahl speaks to professional meeting planners
Ben Tesdahl speaks on hotel contracting topics frequently with professional meeting planners, including several sessions that are part of a “Successful Meetings University” series sponsored by Successful Meetings Magazine and Northstar Travel Media. He spoke in Charlotte, North Carolina on the topic of Force Majeure clauses in meeting contracts in December 2011.Read More
HIPAA Audit Boot Camp
Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville principal Jim Pyles is part of the team that is conducting the day-long HIPAA Audit Boot Camp in Nashville on September 12. The Boot Camp will address how to minimize the risk of HIPAA audits and legal liability resulting from health information privacy breaches. For more information, please contact Jim Pyles at 202.466.6550 or Jim.Pyles@ppsv.com. To register, click here.