Dinetia Newman is a partner in the Health Law Practice Group and the Business Section in the Jackson Office. Her practice involves representation of providers and suppliers including hospitals and health systems, physicians, ambulatory surgical centers and other Medicare Part B suppliers on a variety of operational and transactional matters involving Medicare and Medicaid payment, Anti-kickback Act, Stark Law, EMTALA, HIPAA privacy and security compliance, state law licensure and Certificate of Need issues, contractual negotiations between and among providers and suppliers, establishing and representing managed care organizations and counseling clients through investigations by federal and state agencies.

In addition to practicing law, Dinetia taught as adjunct professor in health law during the 1994 and 1997 summer sessions at the University of Mississippi School of Law.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• • Representation of health systems and physicians in federal investigations of alleged improper billing activities and operations and in negotiation of settlements and corporate integrity arguments.
  • Representation of hospitals, physician practices and national radiation therapy company on Certificate of Need issues.
  • Representation of national immunizer in negotiation with state agencies.
  • Representation of nurses employed by national dialysis provider in Board of Nursing investigation.
  • Representation of hospitals in fast track EMTALA termination action and appeal.
  • Representation of hospitals and physician groups in development and implementation of compliance plans and counseling on compliance issues.
  • Representation of physician clients in Medicare and Medicaid investigations into inappropriate billing practices.
  • Representation of practitioners before Board of Medical Licensure and Board of Nursing.
  • Representation of hospitals and physicians in joint venture proposals/development.
  • Representation of physician groups in purchases of hospitals.
  • Representation of tax-exempt affiliates of large healthcare system in mergers and other corporate transactions.
  • Representation of hospital clients in Medicare/Medicaid billing issues, physician relationships/contracting.
  • Representation of hospital and physician clients in HIPAA privacy and security matters.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• • Member: American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA), President-Elect and Chair, Programs Committee (2011-2012), (President-Elect Designate (2010-2011), Treasurer (2010-2011), Board of Directors’ member (since 2004), Chair of the Membership Committee (2009-2010), Secretary of AHLA (2008-2010), Chair of AHLA’s Practice Groups Board Committee (2007-2010), Member of Executive and Finance Committees; and Chair of AHLA’s Quality Council (2007-2008)); AHLA’s Regulation, Accreditation and Payment Practice Group Committee (Chairman 2001-2004)
  • Mississippi Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) (President-2004)
  • The Mississippi Bar (Health Law Section – Chair 1993/1994),
  • Board, Mississippi Conference on Music and Liturgy (2011-2012)
  • Outstanding Young Lawyer of Mississippi by the Young Lawyers’ Division of the Mississippi Bar (1993)
  • President Northeast Mississippi Habitat for Humanity (1993)
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (2012)

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