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Successful Advocates
Experienced Litigators
Client-Focused Results

Publications

“State Response to Opioid Crisis and Opioid Prescribing Requirements: A 50 State Survey, American Health Laweyrs Association,”
Contributing Author, Stephaine P. Ottenwess, Esq., February 2020

“CLIENT ALERT: What Do Employers Need to Know/Do Preparing for Legal Marihuana in Michigan?”
by Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., and Matthew A. Schenk, Esq., December 2018

“CLIENT ALERT: Michigan Supreme Court Affirms the Sanctity of the Peer Review Privilege”
by Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq. & Stephanie L. Arndt, Esq., April 2015.

Oakwood Symposium Presentation: “How Communication Breakdown Can Lead to Medical Care Letdown”
by David M. Ottenwess, Esq., November 2014

Medical Records Law in Michigan: Metadata and Audit Trails
by Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., Lorman, August 2014

“CLIENT ALERT: UPDATE on implementation of ICD-10”
by Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., May 2014

“Business As Usual With the Latest SGR Temporary Fix…But This One Includes a Stunning ICD-10 Delay”
by David M. Ottenwess, Esq. and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., Healthcare Michigan, Volume 30, Issue 14, P.9, April 2014

CLIENT ALERT: SGR Fix and ICD 10 Delay
by Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., April 2014

CLIENT ALERT: Update on the “Two Midnight” Rule
by Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., February 2014

CLIENT ALERT: Patient Protection and Afforable Care Act of 2010
by Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., February 2014

Bailey’s Head & Neck Surgery Otolaryngology, 5th edition: Business Law and the Practice of Otolaryngology
by Robert S. Iwrey, Esq., Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., Jessica Gustafson, Esq., Kathryn Hickner-Cruz, Esq., David M. Ottenwess, Esq., and Reginald Baugh, Esq., December 2013

CLIENT ALERT: HIPAA and the Disclosure of Protective Health Information to Law Enforcement Agencies
by Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., October 2013

CLIENT ALERT: Inpatient Admission Issues You Should Know About
by Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., October 2013

CLIENT ALERT: HIPAA Compliance Deadline is Coming!
by Christopher J. Allman, Esq. and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., August 2013

CLIENT ALERT: HIPAA Recharged:  HHS Releases Omnibus Final Rule
by Christopher J. Allman, Esq., and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., Health Care Weekly Review, April 2013

Welcome Reductions: Final Rules to Cut Regulations for Hospitals, Health Care Providers
by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. & Stephanie Ottenwess, Esq., Michigan Medical Law Report, Summer 2012

“CMS Issues Final Rule on Enrollment, Ordering and Referring, and Documentation Requirements”
by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., Carey F. Kalmowitz, Esq., and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., AHRA Link, May, 2012 and Michigan Medical Law Report, Summer, 2012

“PPACA Survives: Impact on Imaging”
by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., Carey F. Kalmowitz, Esq., and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., AHRA Link, July, 2012

CMS Issues Final Rules To Cut Regulations for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers
by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., Carey F. Kalmowitz, Esq., and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., AHRA Link, June, 2012

Electronic Health Records: What Physicians Should Know Beyond Meaningful Use and Incentive Payments
by Robert S. Iwrey, Esq., Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., and Neda Mirafzali, Esq., Michigan Medical Law Report, Spring, 2012

“Proposed Meaningful Use Stage 2 – What it Means to the Anesthesia and Pain Communities”
by Abby Pendleton, Esq., and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., Communique, Spring, 2012

Electronic Health Records: What Physicians Should Know Beyond Meaningful Use and Incentive Payments
by Robert S. Iwrey, Esq., Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., and Neda Mirafzali, Esq., OCMS Bulletin April/May 2012

OIG Views Favorable a Proposal to Operate Website Containing Coupons and Advertising from Health Care Entities
by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., Carey F. Kalmowitz, Esq., and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., AHRA Link, April, 2012

CMS Provides Guidance on Place of Service Coding
by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., Carey F. Kalmowitz, Esq., and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., AHRA Link, March, 2012

Recent CMS Initiatives
by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., Carey F. Kalmowitz, Esq., and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., AHRA Link, February, 2012

The OIG’s New Roadmap on Avoiding Fraud and Abuse
by Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., and Abby Pendleton, Esq., Michigan Medical Law Report, Winter, 2011

Physician’s Use of Social Media and Email Communication
by Robert S. Iwrey, Esq & Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., Michigan Medical Law Report, Fall, 2011

CLIENT ALERT: CMS Changes the Process Hospitals Use to Credential and Grant Privileges to Physicians and Other Practitioners Who Provide Care Through Telemedicine
by Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq. & Adrienne D. Dresevic, Esq., Summer 2011

Medical Malpractice Tort Reform
by David M. Ottenwess, Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Meagan A. Lamberti and Adrienne D. Dresevic, Radiology Management, Vol. 33, No 2, March/April, 2011

Proposed HIPPA Regulations: What Physician Practices Need to Know
by Abby Pendleton, Esq., Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq., and Stephanie Ottenwess, Esq., Michigan Medical Law Report, Fall, 2010

CLIENT ALERT: Proposed HIPAA Regulations May Modify HIPAA Privacy, Security and Enforcement Rules
by Abby Pendleton, Esq. and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., Summer, 2010

Voodoo Economics? Loss of Parental Training and Guidance: The New Battleground in Medical Malpractice Damages.
by Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., David M. Ottenwess, Esq., and Melissa E. Graves, Esq., Michigan Defense Quarterly, July, 2010

Will Constitutional Changes Pop the Lid?
by David M. Ottenwess, Esq., and Daniel J. Dulworth, Esq., Michigan HealthCARE Business, February, 1998