Austin’s practice is focused on transactional matters and regulatory compliance in the healthcare industry.
He works with a variety of healthcare providers and companies, including hospitals and health systems, ambulatory surgery centers, and physician group practices. His practice includes HIPAA and other state and federal regulatory compliance, certificate of public need matters, and corporate transactional work.
“I became an attorney in order to help healthcare providers, large and small, navigate the increasingly complex environment in which they seek to render effective care.”
Experience
- Representation of one of the largest privately held surgery center development and management companies in the United States in its acquisition of additional ownership interest in an Alaska-based ambulatory surgery center.
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University of Virginia School of LawJD
Editor, Virginia Law and Business Review
2019 - The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillBAPolitical Science2015
- Author, OCR Continues to Crack Down on Right of Access Violations, Password Protected, February 9, 2021
- Author, Hacked Patient Records Land Athens Orthopedic Clinic in Hot Water With OCR, Password Protected, September 25, 2020
- Author, OCR Enforcement of HIPAA Security Requirements Continues Despite Pandemic, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, August 21, 2020
- Author, Recent Physical Therapy Enforcement Actions Highlight Compliance Concerns, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, June 19, 2020
- Author, OCR Warns Providers and Media: Patient Privacy Remains Protected Despite Pandemic, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, May 22, 2020
- Author, CMS Updates Guidance on Medicare Flexibility Measures for Long-Term Care Facilities, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, May 7, 2020
- Author, CMS Issues Updated Guidance on Medicare Flexibility Measures for Laboratories, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, May 6, 2020
- Author, Recent Changes for Medicare and Commercial Insurers to Improve Access to COVID-19 Testing, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, April 27, 2020
- Author, DOJ Puts Collection of Civil Penalties on Hold in Response to COVID-19, The FCA Insider, April 22, 2020
- Author, HHS Expands HIPAA Enforcement Discretion During COVID-19, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, April 21, 2020
- Author, CARES Act Amendments to Protection of Substance Abuse Disorder Records, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, April 6, 2020
- Author, Small Businesses Are Not Safe From Big HIPAA Liability, Password Protected, March 9, 2020
- Author, HHS to Ease Fraud and Abuse Rules Part 5: CMS Proposes Value-Based Arrangement Stark Exceptions, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, November 22, 2019
- Author, Unencrypted Mobile Devices Cost Medical Center $3 Million in HIPAA Settlement, Password Protected, November 7, 2019
- Author, HHS to Ease Fraud and Abuse Rules Part 4: Proposed Revisions to the Stark Law, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, November 7, 2019
- Author, Jackson Health System Must Pay $2.15 Million Penalty for HIPAA Breaches, Password Protected, November 4, 2019
- Author, From Yelp to Yikes! Social Media Posts Result in $10,000 HIPAA Settlement, Password Protected, October 3, 2019
- Author, OCR Proves it is Serious About HIPAA’s Right of Access, Password Protected, September 12, 2019
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