Jennifer R. Downs 404.873.8194 tel 404.873.8195 fax jennifer.downs@agg.com Areas of Practice Healthcare, HIPAA

Ms. Downs is an associate of the firm in the Healthcare and HIPAA Practice Teams. Ms. Downs' practice focuses on regulatory issues, including HIPAA compliance issues.

Professional Activities

• American Health Lawyers Association
  
• Healthcare Financial Management Association
  
• Medical Group Management Association
  
  
Representative Presentations

• HIPAA Privacy Rules Update, Ridgeview Institute, August 8 & 15, 2003, Atlanta, Georgia.
• HIPAA Compliance For Nurses And Practitioners: Putting The Regulations Into Practice, Lorman Education Seminar, December 17, 2002, Atlanta, Georgia.
  
• Legalities Of Utilizing And Maintaining Computerized Medical Records In Georgia, Lorman Education Seminar, November 22, 2002, Atlanta, Georgia.
  
• HIPAA Compliance: Putting the Regulations into Practice - Practical Steps to HIPAA Implementation in Georgia, Lorman Education Seminar, September 24, 2002, College Park, Georgia.
  
• CMS/SHARP HIPAA Workshop, July 11, 2002, Rome, Georgia.
  
• HIPAA and Medical Record Privacy: Are You Ready For The New Rules?, Medical Educational Services, June 13, 2002, College Park, Georgia.
  
• HIPAA Compliance - Practical Solutions, Kennesaw State University Continuing Education Series for Medical Professionals, May 29, 2002, Atlanta, Georgia.
  
• Introduction to HIPAA Privacy, Georgia Department of Community Health, Rural Health Initiative, May 14, 2002, Eatonton, Georgia.
  
• Introduction to HIPAA Privacy, Expanets, Inc. HIPAA Seminar Series, April 16, 2002, Charlotte, North Carolina; April 18, 2002, Raleigh, North Carolina.
  
• Overview of HIPAA, Lorman Educational Services, February 26, 2002, Atlanta, Georgia.
  
• Introduction to and Overview of HIPAA's Administrative Simplification Provisions, Association of Health Underwriters, November 17, 2001, Jackson, Mississippi.
  
• The HIPAA Privacy Rule, Mississippi Society of CPAs Healthcare Services Seminar, September 14, 2001, Jackson, Mississippi.
  
• HIPAA Privacy Update, Healthcare Financial Management Association, Mississippi Chapter, Summer 2001 Institute.
  
• HIPAA Privacy Briefing, Medical Group Management Association/Healthcare Financial Management Association Outreach Program, Mississippi Chapters:
  
  • May 31, 2001, Greenville, Mississippi
    
  • August 1, 2001, Vicksburg, Mississippi
    
  • August 1-2, 2001, Jackson, Mississippi
    
  • August 2, 2001, Meridian, Mississippi
    
  • September 24, 2001, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    
  • November 14, 2001, Gulfport, Mississippi
    
  • November 15, 2001, Nachez, Mississippi
    
• HIPAA Privacy Workshop, Delta Hills Health Corporation Community Meetings:
  
  • July 17, 2001, Greenwood, Mississippi
    
  • August 23, 2001, Greenwood, Mississippi
    
• HIPAA Privacy Regulations - Business Associate Provisions, Mississippi Hospital Association, November 14, 2000, Jackson, Mississippi.
  
• Introduction to HIPAA Privacy, Healthcare Financial Management Association, Mississippi Chapter, Summer Institute, August 24, 2000.
  
  
Representative Publications

• Quoted in: "Time to Panic? Confronting the April 14 Privacy Deadline," For The Record, March 10, 2003.
  
• Author: "Marketing After HIPAA: What Can You Do?," AstraZeneca Healthcare Business Group Patient Privacy Monthly E-News, February, 2003.
  
• Author: "Recent Decisions Regarding Disproportionate Share Adjustments," American Health Lawyers Association, Regulation, Accreditation and Payment Substantive Law Committee RAP SHEET, Winter 2001.
  
• Author: "Department of Health and Human Services Launches New Healthcare Integrity and Protection Databank," American Health Lawyers Association, Regulation, Accreditation and Payment Substantive Law Committee RAP SHEET, Winter 2000.
  
• Author: "McClatchey Decision Signals Increased Enforcement," HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION MISSISSIPPI HEADLINES, August, 2000.
  
• Author: "Final Anti-Kickback Statute Safe Harbors Released," HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION MISSISSIPPI HEADLINES, December, 1999.

Education
B.A., University of Tennessee, 1996, (magna cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa)
J.D., Vanderbilt University School of Law, 1999

Admitted to Practice
State Bar of Georgia
State Bar of Mississippi
Mississippi Supreme Court
United States District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit