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Biography
Andrew E. Blustein is a Partner/Director of
Garfunkel Wild, P.C. He joined the firm in
1993 and is a member of the firm’s Health Care,
Business, and Compliance and White Collar Defense
practice groups. He is Co-Chair of the HIPAA Compliance
Group and Chair of both the Health Care and Information Technology Practice Group
and the Insurance Regulatory Practice Group.
Mr. Blustein's practice includes the representation of
hospitals, physicians, clinics and other healthcare
industry-related clients (both for profit and
not-for-profit). He has also assisted insurance
companies and other clients in developing provider
networks and in addressing various regulatory issues.
Mr. Blustein has been a leader in developing and
implementing HIPAA Compliance Program for healthcare
providers and health plans. He frequently lectures on
HIPAA, physician practice issues, corporate transactions
and computer contracting. Mr. Blustein is also a
frequent lecturer to medical staffs on contracting
issues.
Admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1990 and the New York
Bar in 1991, Mr. Blustein is a member of the New York
State Bar Association, the New Jersey State Bar
Association (Health and Law Section); Co-Chairman of the
Westchester County Bar Association (Hospital and
Physician Law Section) and the American Health Lawyers
Association.
Mr. Blustein graduated from Vassar College in 1987
(B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, cum laude) in 1987 and Benjamin
N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude) in 1990.
Publications
Physician Employment Contracts, Journal of the
American College of Radiology, July 1, 2010
Authored chapter entitled
Reviewing Physician Employment Agreements (Pgs 131-134).
Book is titled Orthopedic Residency & Fellowship - A
Guide to Success (Published March 2010)
Legal: Red Flag, Inside Healthcare
(December 1, 2008)
Office-Based Surgery Now Regulated, New York Law
Journal, (December 17, 2007)
Deficit Reduction Act Heightens Corporate Compliance
Requirements for Medicaid Providers, New Jersey Lawyer
Magazine, (February 2007)
Disclosing Environmental Liabilities,
In Re: The Magazine from New Jersey Lawyer, (December 18,
2006), Volume 15, Number 50
Presentations
RAC Audits Are Here:
Examining Appeals and Self-Disclosures, New Jersey
Hospital Association/Health Research & Educational Trust
of New Jersey Educational Program, Princeton, NJ (July
13, 2010)
NY Legislative Update, The
Association for Healthcare Risk Management of New York,
Inc. Annual Full Day Conference (AHRMNY) (June 11,2010)
HIPAA Requirements for
Businesses Working with Covered Healthcare Entities
National Teleconference, National Business Institute
(NBI) (March 24, 2010)
Legal Implications of "Physician Alignment
Strategies" presented by HFMA Hudson Valley NY Chapter,
Fishkill, NY. Session entitled "Physician Alignment
Strategies" and "Advanced Chargemaster Strategies"
(October 29, 2009)
Before, During and After a Security Incident: How to
Prepare and Respond - Seventeenth
National HIPAA Summit, Washington, DC - (September 17,
2009) Technical Contracts and Stark Anti-Kickback Safe Harbor
- Healthcare Information Technology: Navigating Legal
Issues and Concerns - NJHA Seminar. (June 12, 2007)
STARK II / PHASE II: Significant New Interpretations:
Part II
Issues and Practical Solutions Regarding
Hospital/Physician Relationships - CHA Corporate
Compliance Conference. (April 19, 2007) |
