Principal

• Sep 2015 - Present

Liz Heddleston helps a wide range of clients in the healthcare industry find practical solutions to legal challenges and navigate the complex legal landscape governing healthcare. She has a broad-based regulatory compliance practice with a strong focus on HIPAA compliance and health information privacy and security. Liz counsels clients on regulatory compliance and corporate matters, including health information privacy and security issues, Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute compliance, contracting and transactional matters, state licensure issues, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, telehealth, peer review and credentialing, and corporate and medical staff governance. A significant part of Liz’s practice focuses on cybersecurity incidents impacting healthcare entities, HIPAA compliance, and health information privacy and security. Liz is Certified in Healthcare Privacy Compliance (CHPC®) and provides strategic guidance on complying with healthcare privacy laws, including HIPAA, 42 C.F.R. Part 2, the Information Blocking Rule, and state data privacy laws. Liz helps clients build and update their HIPAA compliance programs, including assistance with policy and procedures, security risk assessments, and staff training programs. She counsels clients on day-to-day privacy and security issues, and helps clients draft and negotiate Business Associate Agreements, data sharing agreements, and healthcare technology agreements. Liz is regularly on the frontlines of HIPAA breaches and cyber incidents impacting health data. She advises clients on breach response strategies, notification and reporting obligations, and post-breach compliance and remediation. She has helped clients successfully resolve HIPAA complaint investigations and compliance audits conducted by the HHS Office for Civil Rights. Show less

Summer Associate

• May 2014 - Jul 2014

Legal Intern, Office of the Chief Staff Attorney

• Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

Reporter - Higher Education, Features, Breaking News

• Oct 2007 - Jul 2012

After completing a post-graduate journalism fellowship with The Poynter Institute, I joined The News & Advance in the fall of 2007. I reported on higher education, feature stories, and breaking news. After completing a post-graduate journalism fellowship with The Poynter Institute, I joined The News & Advance in the fall of 2007. I reported on higher education, feature stories, and breaking news.