Karen Owens
USA Guide 2023
Band 1 : Healthcare
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About
Provided by Karen Owens
Practice Areas
Karen Owens represents health care systems, hospitals, clinics, and other providers in matters of quality management, medical staff credentialing and peer review, medical staff structures, bylaws and confidentiality, as well as National Practitioner Data Bank, state professional board, and other government reporting.
She regularly assists health care providers with state licensure and Medicare certification, survey compliance, Joint Commission accreditation, EMTALA compliance, patient consent, end-of-life, and many other regulatory matters touching clinical operations.
Karen advises health care clients in antitrust, contracting, negligent credentialing, and other disputes related to hospital/medical staff relationships.
Professional Memberships
• Member, American Health Lawyers Association and American Bar Association Health Law Section (1984 - present)
• Member, Board of Directors, Arizona Society of Healthcare Attorneys (2013 - present, 1992 - 96), Programming Co-Coordinator (2022 – present)
• Co-founder, Arizona Association of Healthcare Lawyers (now Arizona Society of Healthcare Attorneys)
Publications
• Editor, EMTALA MANUAL – 2022 EDITION, Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association (2022)
• Author, “Update on the Status of the Section 1557 Health Care Non-Discrimination Regulations,” Arizona Society of Healthcare Attorneys (Oct. 7, 2021)
• Co-author and editor, CONSENT MANUAL, Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association (2020, 2014, and 2009 editions)