Mitchell Hamline’s Health Law Institute presents:
The first presentation delved into the legal and practical implications of telehealth, including licensing, prescribing and reimbursement. Our speakers discussed the implications of the recent announcement by White House to end the COVID-19 National and Public Health Emergency designations and what this means for the future of telehealth.
The second presentation considered how the digital revolution has prompted the development of non-traditional technology in health care. While these types of technologies, super charged by Artificial Intelligence (“AI”), hold numerous benefits for patients, they also raise concerns about health care provider liability and data privacy.
This event was approved for 2.25 CLE credits credits and is co-hosted by the Health Law Institute and MSBA Health Law Section.
Now available as an on-demand CLE! Email the Health Law Institute to register.
Event Agenda
9:00: Introduction and Welcome – Barbara Colombo, Professor of Law and Director, Health Law Institute
9:00 – 9:05: Introduction of Speakers – Event moderator Abdur Amin, MHSL JD student
9:05 – 9:50: The New Reality of Virtual Care: Navigating the Practical and Legal Considerations – Jessica Kracl and Barbara Andreasen (45 minutes)
9:50 – 10:35: The Implications of Non-traditional Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Health Care – Sam Tyner-Monroe and Mysty Blagg (45 minutes)
10:35 – 10:45: Break (10 minutes)
10:45 – 11:30: Panel Discussion with Q&A – All speakers included, moderated by Abdur Amin (45 minutes)
Speaker Bios
- Barbara Andreasan is the Director of Telehealth and Regional Development for Allina Health, a health system headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. Her focus includes strategic planning, development, and deployment of services at Allina Health. Allina Health provides telehealth services in MN & WI. Services include teleneurology, mental health crisis consultations, telepsychiatry, telehospitalist, teleheart, telecritical care, cancer genetic counseling, and more. Barb has worked at Allina Health for 18 years. Her previous work includes project management consulting and implementation specialist for two healthcare software vendors. Barb graduated from the University of MN.
- Jessica Kracl, ‘09 (she/her) is a Partner in the Health Care & Insurance division at Stinson, LLP. Jessica provides strategic regulatory counseling to health care industry clients, with a focus on health information privacy matters and compliance program development and implementation. Jessica previously held various in-house legal positions with Minnesota-based health care organizations, including most recently with the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. Jessica is a Mitchell Hamline alum and completed both the Health Law and Health Care Compliance certificate programs with the Health Law Institute.
- Sam Tyner-Monroe, Pd.D, serves as the Data Science Lead for Faegre Drinker’s AI-X Team, a dedicated group of lawyers and data scientists who work with clients to ensure their algorithms are equitable and profitable. Dr. Tyner-Monroe has worked at the intersection of law and data science for several years, including for the U.S. Departments of Labor and Commerce. She earned her Ph.D. in Statistics from Iowa State University, and uses her years of experience in academia, government, and industry to find the best solutions to clients’ data problems.
- Mysty Blagg, J.D., Health Care Attorney at Shipman and Wright, LLP. Blagg helps healthcare professionals and healthcare companies achieve their strategic goals through her legal representation. She is a second-career healthcare advocate that brings over twenty years of prior health care industry experience into the practice of law. Mysty’s practice spans across the continuum of care including long term care, post-acute care, primary care, home health, hospice, laboratory services, and behavioral health. Mysty also advises healthcare innovation and digital health clients as well as healthcare providers interested in alternate primary care models like direct care.