Overview
Liz is Chair of McDonald Hopkins' national Healthcare Practice Group and a member of the firm's Board of Directors. She began her legal career in the Healthcare Practice group at McDonald Hopkins and later served as an attorney in the legal department at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation before returning to McDonald Hopkins as a member.
While at the Cleveland Clinic, Liz provided regulatory advice and transactional guidance to various service lines, including the clinical laboratory, professional pathology, imaging, transplant, and remote and distance health teams. Over the course of her career, Liz has assisted various types of healthcare providers, including clinical laboratories, hospitals, physician specialty groups, telehealth providers, transplant centers, and surgery centers.
Liz has experience providing regulatory, licensing, compliance, reimbursement, contractual, and corporate guidance to clients. She has advised clients on state professional licensure laws, CLIA standards, state laboratory laws, government and private payor reimbursement policies and billing rules, federal and state fraud and abuse rules and regulations, state telehealth laws, and HIPAA rules and regulations. She has provided assistance to entities during licensure and accreditation surveys, government investigations, and through payor audits and disputes.
In addition to providing regulatory guidance to clients, Liz is also knowledgeable in evaluating how a business opportunity or arrangement implicates a provider’s unique regulatory framework. Liz has counseled clients not only on the regulatory aspects of an arrangement as described above, but she is also experienced in reviewing and negotiating relevant contractual and legal documentation in connection with contemplated business arrangements.
Liz earned a J.D. and Certificate of Advanced Studies in Health Law from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, an M.A. in Bioethics and a B.A., cum laude, in Political Science from Case Western Reserve University.
Honors & Recognition
Selected for Crain's Cleveland Notable Women in Law (2018, 2024)
Selected for Crain's Cleveland Notable Women in Healthcare (2018)
Credentials
Education
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Case Western Reserve University
Admissions – State
- Ohio
Professional & Civic
Professional Activities
Easterseals of Northern Ohio, Board Member
News & Insights
External News & Publications
Coauthor, “The American Health Care Act (AHCA), GOP Efforts to Repeal and Replace the Affordable Care Act – What Can Healthcare Providers Anticipate Moving Forward?”, The Academy of Medicine of Cleveland & Northern Ohio, May/June 2017
"Legal Considerations for Pathology and Laboratory Providers”, American Society for Clinical Pathology, Lab Medicine Podcast Series, March 1, 2017
"Patient Privacy Breach Attracts National News Coverage," The Dark Report, December 19, 2016
Events
Speaking Engagements
“Anatomy of a Successful Clinical Lab or Molecular/Genetic Lab Transaction in the Time of the Pandemic: The Advisers’ View”, Livestream Workshop - 2020 Virtual Executive War College, September 1, 2020.
Co-presenter, "Successfully Navigating through COVID-19", Florida Medical Association Webinar, May 1, 2020.
Co-presenter, "How to Successfully Lead Your Lab Through the Legislative and Regulatory Landscape of COVID-19", The Dark Report Webinar, April 22, 2020.
Co-presenter, “What Lab Leaders Need to Know to Prepare for 2020: Bracing for Aggressive Payor Audits, Rigid Enforcement of Fraud and Abuse, and More”, The Dark Report Webinar, November 20, 2019
Co-presenter, "Clinical Laboratories and Payer Scrutiny: Increased Audits, Recoupment Actions, Litigation," Strafford Webinar, October 1, 2019
Co-presenter, “Legal Landmines in Professional and Executive Employment: A Practical Discussion of Essential Contract Terms”, American Society for Clinical Pathology 2019 Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, September 12, 2019
"Compliance and Regulatory Issues Associated with the PAMA Statute and the CMS Final Rule for Reporting Private Payer Lab Test Prices: Risks, Consequences, and Often-Overlooked Requirements”, The Executive War College, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 2, 2019
Panel Moderator, “Anatomic Pathology Groups and Their Labs: Effective Strategies for Maintaining Clinical Excellence and Financial Stability during Disruptive Times”, The Executive War College, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 30, 2019
"Your Practice and the Federal Stark, Anti-Kickback and Anti-Markup Rule: From TC/PC to Hospital Relationships”, American Pathology Foundation Coding & Practice Management, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 15, 2019
Co-presenter, "Payor Audits: Preparing Your Lab”, Cardinal Health Lab Briefings Webinar, February 27, 2019
Co-presenter, “HIPAA Update for the Pathology Practice”, American Pathology Foundation Webinars, November 1, 2018
Co-presenter, “Defending Against Payor Audits – Record Requests Through the Appeals Process”, G2 Intelligence - Lab Compliance Essentials 2018, Chicago, Illinois, June 8, 2018
“Another Year of Legislative and Regulatory Uncertainty?”, American Pathology Foundation Coding & Practice Management, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 16, 2018
Copresenter, "Clinical Laboratories and Payer Scrutiny: Increased Audits, Recoupment Actions, Litigation," Strafford Webinar, February 7, 2018
“The Lawyer's Perspective on the Molecular/Genetic Testing Landscape: Priority Issues Involving Managed Care Contracting, Payor Audits, Compliance, Sales Practices, and Fraudulent Marketing Schemes”, The Executive War College, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 4, 2017
"The First 100 Days of the New Administration: What We Know and What We Don't", American Pathology Foundation Coding & Practice Management, Atlanta, Georgia, March 27, 2017
Copresenter, "Pathology Compliance: Strategies for Success in 2017", American Pathology Foundation Coding & Practice Management, Atlanta, Georgia, March 27, 2017
"Compliance Considerations for Clinical Laboratories”, Cardinal Health Lab Briefings Webinar Series, January 25, 2017
Copresenter, “Preparing For 2017's Tougher Lab Regulations and New Legal Issues: What Every Lab and Pathology Group Needs to Know to Protect Revenue and Stay Compliant”, The Dark Report Webinar, October 12, 2016
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