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Maureen Demarest Murray

Greensboro
T (336) 378-5258
F (336) 433-7468
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Maureen Murray advises and litigates concerning certificate of need, facility licensure and certification surveys and penalty appeals, and other health care regulatory matters at all levels.  She regularly represents health care providers in medical staff and peer review matters, malpractice actions, reimbursement appeals, fraud and abuse investigations and business disputes.  She counsels hospitals, long term care facilities, home health agencies, medical technology companies and physician groups on matters such as corporate compliance, EMTALA, credentialing, HIPAA, patient care, medical ethics, professional licensing, and risk management and acquisition of facilities.

Maureen has spoken to the American Health Care Association on nursing home survey and enforcement and liability issues.  She has presented for the American Health Lawyers Association on long term care liability and risk management issues.  She has been a speaker for the North Carolina Health Information Management Association on HIPAA and confidentiality of medical information.  She has also spoken for the North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association and the North Carolina Hospital Association, on HIPAA corporate compliance, nursing home survey and enforcement, liability, medical staff and certificate of need issues.


Education

  • J.D., Vanderbilt University
  • B.A., magna cum laude, Duke University, 1977

Admissions

  • North Carolina, 1980
  • Florida, 1980

Achievements

  • Selected for inclusion in Nightingale's Healthcare News 2008 list of Outstanding Hospital Lawyers
  • Selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2010 (Copyright 2009 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.), Health Care Law, listed more than 10 years
  • Martindale-Hubbell's top ("AV") Peer Review Rating *
  • Selected by Law & Politics Magazine for inclusion in North Carolina Super Lawyers, Health Care, and as one of the "Top 50 Women" attorneys in North Carolina, 2006-2010

* CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure's standards and policies.

Professional Memberships

  • American Health Lawyers Association
  • North Carolina Society of Healthcare Attorneys
  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers 
  • North Carolina Bar Association, Health Law Section
  • N.C. State Bar Disciplinary Hearing Commission 1986-1995; Chair 1990-1995, Vice Chair 1989-90

Publications

  • "Risk Management Considerations in a Time of Medical Malpractice Crisis," American Health Lawyers Association, Long Term Care Program Materials, February 2003
  • "Employee Health Plan Sponsor HIPAA Privacy Templates," January 2003
  • HIPAA Manual and Model Forms for North Carolina Nursing Homes for the North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association, December 2002
  • "Plans of Correction" chapter for American Health Care Association's Legal Handbook: Survey, Certification and Enforcement, 1995

Presentations and Speaking Engagements

  • Co-presenter, "Health Reform Highlights: An Overview of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and What it Means for Providers," Smith Moore Leatherwood WEBINAR, May 2010
  • "Surveys:  How to Respond," North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association, Raleigh, North Carolina, June 18, 2003
  • "HIPAA Compliance as a Group Health Plan," sponsored by Furr & Associates, Greensboro, North Carolina, June 3, 2003
  • "Risk Management Considerations in a Time of Medical Malpractice Crisis," American Health Lawyers Association Program, Long Term Care and The Law, Phoenix, Arizona, February 20, 2003
  • "Medical Records – ID Theft," Interview for WBTV – Charlotte, North Carolina, aired February 10, 2003
  • HIPAA Privacy Rule Training for North Carolina Long Term Care Facilities, North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association, multiple sessions, 2003
  • "HIPAA Legal Issues and Compliance," NC Hospital Association Hospital Counsel Program, Cary, NC, April 18, 2002
  • "Practical Legal Considerations of HIPAA Compliance," Virginia Chapter, Health Care Financial Management Association, Roanoke, Virginia, November 26, 2001
  • "Practical Considerations of HIPAA Compliance," North Carolina Health Information Management Association Mid-Year Workshop, Greensboro, North Carolina, November 2, 2001
  • "Survival of the Fittest: Steps Safeguarding You and Your Facility – A Practical Guide to Corporate Compliance," North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association Annual Meeting, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, February 7, 2000
  • "Using Plaintiff's Expert As Our Expert, Deposing Experts," American Health Care Association Legal Defense Conference, Chicago, Illinois, October 22, 1999
  • "Nursing Home Liability – The Best Defense is a Good Offense," The North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association, Greenville, North Carolina – April 28, 1999; Hickory, North Carolina – April 29, 1999
  • "Liability Issues in Today's Health Care Market," The Health Law and Policy Association of UNC Law, Second Annual Spring Conference, the University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, February 24, 1999
  • "Plans of Correction under the Survey, Certification and Enforcement Rule" American Health Care Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, November 6, 1996