Biography

Jeffery P. Drummond's areas of expertise include representing hospitals and other health care providers, physicians and physician groups, research organizations, laboratories, and managed care entities, such as HMOs, PPOs, IPAs, and PHOs, in mergers and acquisitions of health care entities, formation and dissolution of corporations and partnerships, development of joint ventures (including ambulatory surgery centers and physician-owned hospitals), negotiation and formation of managed care networks, private placement of and tender offer for securities, and the issuance of over $2 billion of health care and tax-exempt financings. He regularly advises clients regarding compliance with health care, pharmaceutical, and tax exemption laws and regulations. Mr. Drummond is a frequent speaker on medical record privacy and security issues and HIPAA, and advises clients regarding compliance with those laws and regulations.

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Organization Membership

Mr. Drummond is a member of the Dallas Bar Association and past chairman of the Dallas Bar Association's Health Law Section. He is also a member of the American Health Lawyers Association and the National Association of Bond Lawyers, and is listed in the "Red Book" as a bond counsel.

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Speeches / Publications

Mr. Drummond is a frequent speaker on health care law topics, including:

• Evaluating Various Healthcare Blogging Possibilities
• Overcoming the HIPAA Risks Associated with New Media and Healthcare Electronic Communication
• HIPAA and the FTC Red Flags Rule
• HIPAA's New Proposed Rule: Prepare for Changes to Privacy, Security and Enforcement Regulations
• Mental Health Record Compliance
• Medical Privacy Rights of Minors
• Medical Records Update for Paralegals: Releases, Retention and Confidentiality Requirements

2012 Presentations Include:

• 12/13: Lorman seminar, Medical Records Law in Texas (HIPAA presentation), Dallas, Tx: "Medical Records Law in Texas: HIPAA Rules"
• 11/28: Lorman seminar, "Medical Privacy Rights of Minors"
• 10/30: Lorman seminar, Medical Records Law in Texas (HIPAA presentation), Ft. Worth, Tx: "Medical Records Law in Texas: HIPAA Rules"
• 10/4: Presentation to Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar, Addison, Tx: "HIPAA: What it Means, How it Works, and When it Really Prohibits Disclosure of Medical Records"
• 9/14: Lorman seminar, Medical Records Law in Louisiana (HIPAA presentation), Shreveport, La: "Medical Records Law in Louisiana: HIPAA Rules"
• 9/5: Presentation to Dallas Bar Assn Solo and Small Firm Section on the Affordable Care Act Impact on Attorneys, Dallas, Tx: "Health Care Reform After the Supreme Court"
• 8/16: HIPAA presentation to Medical Staff members at Hendrick Medical Center, Abilene, Tx: "HIPAA Compliance for Physician Practices"
• 8/16: Physician Compliance presentation to Hendrick Physician Group, Abilene, Tx: "Healthcare Compliance for Physicians"
• 8/15: HIPAA webinar for Rossdale CLE: "HIPAA Issues for Attorneys: HITECH and Other Enhancements"
• 8/9: National Association of Women Business Owners event, San Antonio, Tx: "The Affordable Care Act and Business Impact Update" (featuring HHS Assistant Secretary for Administration Ned Holland)
• 7/19: HIPAA training session for Advanced Eye Care, San Antonio, Tx: "HIPAA: Training Program on Privacy, Security, and HB300"
• 5/31: Lorman Webinar presentation: "Medical Privacy Rights of Minors"
• 4/28: Physician Compliance presentation to Texas Health Care, PLLC, Ft. Worth, Tx: "Healthcare Compliance for New Physicians"
• 4/20: HIPAA webinar presentation for Western Slope chapter of Colorado Health Information Management Association: "Current HIPAA Issues: HITECH and Other Enhancements"

Links to Publications

• Health Reform After the Election
• The HIPAA Omnibus Rule: Incremental Revisions and a Few Big Pops
• Act Quickly To Retain Eminent Domain Authority
• HITECH's Much-Anticipated HIPAA Audits Announced; 150 Unlucky Entities Will Soon Learn Their Fate
• Health Care Law e-Brief -- Accountable Care Organizations: Summary of CMS Proposed Rule
• E-mailer Beware: Texas Doctors Who Use E-mail Must Maintain Certain Policies and Procedures
• The HITECH Effect: New Regulations May Require HIPAA Document Changes
• HITECH Provisions of HIPAA Effective TODAY!
• "Red Flags" Delayed Again; Lawyers in the Clear (for Now)
• Red Flags Update: Yet Another Delay
• FTC Grants Three-Month Delay in Enforcement of Red Flags Rule
• Health Care Law e-Brief -- Red Flags on May 1: FTC Rules for Detecting Identity Theft Go Into Effect
• Health Care Law e-Brief -- The Economic Stimulus Bill: What's in it for the Health Care, Technology, and Life Science Industries?
• Dotting the I's and Crossing the T's: Failure to Update Contract Results in Stark Violation
• CMS Unveils New Claim Denial Code for Stark Violations
• CMS Issues New Stark Regulations
• CMS Publishes New Stark Rules
• HHS Issues First Non-Criminal HIPAA Penalties
• Beware of Labs Bearing Gifts: OIG Advises That Free Services to Referral Sources Can Bring Sanctions
• HCFAC Annual Report Released: $2.2 Billion in Recoveries
• Physician Recruitment in Rural Areas: Stark Phase III Gives Some Relief
• HealthBrief - Fall 2007
• Get It (Now), Use It and Share It (Soon): CMS Grants Some Leeway on NPI Implementation
• Pre-Active Enforcement: Federal Court Rules Stark II Statute Applicable Despite Lack of Final Regulations
• Risky Business: Woe Be Unto the Transgressor -- CMS Issues HIPAA Security Guidance
• Risky Business: If Your Contingency Planning Doesn't Address Lost or Stolen Data Storage Devices, It Should
• HealthBrief - Fall 2006
• Public Entities and HIPAA: When Public Information Laws and HIPAA collide
• Hidden HIPAA Hurdles
• HealthBrief - Fall 2005
• Is Data and Software Solution Standardization the Wave of the Future?
• HealthBrief - Fall 2003
• Jackson Walker E-Alert: Final modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule
• Proposed Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule to Become Final
• Relief For Providers With Corporate Integrity Agreement and Agreements with Arthur Andersen
• Jackson Walker E-Alert: contracting with Arthur Andersen
• Model Extension Request Form
• Guidance on HIPAA'S Privacy Regulations Issued
• No Brakes: HIPAA Privacy Rule Rolls Forward

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Latest News

• Jeff Drummond and Jim Griffin Speak on Health Reform After the Election
• Jeff Drummond Quoted in 'Report on Patient Privacy' on Risk Analysis
• Jeff Drummond and Jim Griffin Speak on the Affordable Care Act
• Jeff Drummond Speaks on the Impact of White House Health Care
• Jeff Drummond Recognized for Top HIPAA Blog
• Jeff Drummond Featured in HealthLeaders Media
• Jeff Drummond Speaks on Medical Records Releases, Retention, and Confidentiality Requirements
• Jeff Drummond Speaks on HIPAA and the FDA Red Flags Rule
• Jeff Drummond Speaks on HIPAA
• Jeff Drummond Speaks on the FDA, the Internet, and Biopharma Communications
• Jeff Drummond Speaks at Numerous Health Care Events
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