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 Lori-Ann Rickard
Lori-Ann Rickard founded Rickard & Associates in 2000 after seven years as an associate and partner in private practice at a large Detroit corporate law firm, and eight years serving in-house as corporate counsel for the St. John Health System, a member of the largest Catholic Health system in the country, Ascension Health System. An accomplished litigator and experienced corporate attorney, Ms. Rickard is a recognized leader in the ever-changing field of health care law. With clients ranging from national healthcare systems to general practitioners, Ms. Rickard combines cutting edge legal knowledge with the desire to help clients reach intelligent, practical legal solutions that meet their unique needs.
Ms. Rickard is a nationally known public speaker and continues to lecture for St. John Health System, Beaumont Hospital, Quincy Medical Group, Oakwood Health System, Michigan Peer Review Organization, National Congress on Healthcare Compliance,
the American Ambulance Association, etc. Some of the topics she has spoken on include: Risk Assessment; Contract Management; Confidentiality in Healthcare; Compliance, Back to Basics; Physician Compliance Training; Healthcare Fraud; The Crime of the Millennium; Employment Strategies for Physician Offices: What Every Employer Should Know; Corporate Compliance: Do the Right Thing - It's Good for Business; Compliance Effectiveness; How Buy-In Generates Effectiveness; Get Ready, Get Set, Get HIPAA; Solutions to HIPAA Implementation; Moving Forward With HIPAA, What's New, What's Next?;
HIPAA
Security, The Last Frontier – Maybe?; HIPAA – Security: Preparing for April 21,
2005; Issues Involved in Contracting for Disaster Response; and Disaster
Preparedness – Will Your Office be Ready?
In addition, Ms. Rickard has published several
books and authored numerous articles on healthcare matters, including
Physician Compliance Plans: A Guide to Implementing a Compliance Plan in Your
Office, 2000-2002; ABC's of Coding and Auditing, 2002;
Get Hip with HIPAA
Workbook, 2002-2003; “Physician Buy-In: Strategies for Persuading Physicians
to Care About Compliance”, Journal of Healthcare Compliance, 2001; “HIPAA,
Are We Done Yet?”, Healthcare Weekly, 2004; “Disaster Planning: Balancing
Compliance With Necessity”, Healthcare Weekly, December 2005; “Bioterrorism:
Healthcare Preparation and Response”, Healthcare Weekly, 2005; “Balancing
Compliance With Necessity in the Wake of Bioterrorism Incident”, Health Care
Compliance Association, February 2006; and
Keeping Good
Lawyers: Best Practices to Create Career Satisfaction, published by the ABA
Law Practice Management Section in May 2000.
She is an active member of the American Health Lawyers Association, State Bar of Michigan Health Law Section, and National Association for Female Executives and the Medical Group Management Association and also serves on the Michigan State Bar Special Committee on Quality of Professional Life.
Ms. Rickard received her Bachelor of Science degree, cum laude, from Eastern Michigan University in 1983 and her Juris Doctorate degree from Wayne State University in 1986, where she was a member of Wayne Law Review. Ms. Rickard is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, The Florida Bar and admitted to practice in several federal courts. Ms. Rickard was an assistant teacher of Civil Trial Advocacy at Wayne State University.
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