One Capital Plaza
Concord, New Hampshire 03302
Tel: 603-226-2600
Fax: 603-226-2700
PRACTICE AREAS
EDUCATION
- Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, Canada, LL.B., 1980
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University of Toronto, B.A., graduated with distinction, 1981
BAR ADMISSIONS
- New Hampshire
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Massachusetts
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Pennsylvania
NEWS
SEMINARS AND PRESENTATIONS
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Barbara Greenwood joined the firm in January 2006 as Of Counsel. She is a member of the Health Care Practice Group and of the Education and Nonprofit Law Group. Her practice focuses on counseling hospitals, physicians, other health care providers, and schools and colleges on a wide range of issues including regulatory compliance, fraud and abuse, licensing and accreditation, rules applicable to tax-exempt organizations, education law, and privacy, and assisting clients with developing and negotiating collaborative ventures and various types of agreements.
Barbara is admitted in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania (where she practiced with the Philadelphia-based Drinker Biddle & Reath). Previously she practiced in Toronto, Ontario with the Torys firm and also with the Ontario Ministry of Health.
Representative Matters
- Assisting providers in negotiating and drafting employment and professional services agreements.
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Structuring and negotiating joint ventures and other business arrangements and transactions involving health care providers.
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Providing health care compliance and HIPAA training.
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Represented hospitals and health systems in hospital mergers and acquisitions, including sales of nonprofit hospitals to for-profit entities, in five states; assisted in securing all necessary regulatory approvals.
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Counseling providers, schools and colleges on regulatory compliance.
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Advising schools and colleges on accommodation and privacy issues, including Section 504, the ADA, FERPA and HIPAA.
Professional Activities
- Member, American Health Lawyers Association
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Member, New Hampshire Bar Association, Health Law Section
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Member, Boston Bar Association, Health Law Section
Noteworthy
- Presented "Telehealth Opportunities: Regulatory Environment" at HFMA conference "Operating in the Rural Health Care Environment: Financial Survival Strategies" in Manchester, New Hampshire in January 2007.
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Presented "Risks and Strategies for Dealing with Difficult Staff" with Lucy Hodder at Androscoggin Valley Hospital in May 2006.
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Presented "Corporate Responsibility and Corporate Compliance - OIG/AHLA Guidance for Directors" at HFMA's Healthcare Regulatory and Legislative Update, New Hampshire/Vermont Chapter, September 25, 2003.
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Authored "Discounts as Kickbacks for Medical Equipment," published in New Hampshire Biotech Council Newsletter, September 2004.
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Co-Authored "Potential Physician Exposure for Managed Care Decisions," published in Child Health Corporation of America's Managed Care Forum in August 2001.
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