Services
Education
- University of Nebraska College of Law, J.D., 1985
- University of Nebraska at Lincoln, B.A., 1981
Barbara E. Person
1700 Farnam Street
Omaha, NE 68102-2068
Barbara E. Person is a member of the Health Care Section of the firm. She primarily represents health care clients, concentrating on corporate compliance, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, Medicare fraud and abuse, EMTALA, physician practice and other health business acquisition, medical staff and allied health professional issues, tax exemption, provider licensure and sanctions, physician contracts, pharmacy and nonprofit corporations.
Ms. Person served as law clerk to the Honorable William C. Hastings, Judge, Nebraska Supreme Court from 1985 to 1986.
Ms. Person is licensed to practice law in Nebraska and Iowa. She is a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association, the Iowa State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Omaha Bar Association and the American Health Lawyers Association. She served as a Board member (1993 to 1999) and as President (1997 to 1998) of the Nebraska Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association. Ms. Person is included on the 2009 Great Plains Super Lawyers list and The Best Lawyers in America® 2011 (copyright 2010 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC) list for her work in Health Care Law.
Ms. Person is a frequent lecturer to many organizations, including the American Academy of Healthcare Attorneys, the Nebraska Hospital Association, the Iowa Hospital Association, the Healthcare Financial Management Association (Nebraska and Iowa Chapters), the Nebraska Mental Health Association, the Nebraska Association of Medical Staff Services and Nebraska Continuing Legal Education, Inc., on such topics as corporate compliance, EMTALA, privacy of protected health information, credentialing, fraud and abuse and rural health alliances.
Selected Practice Highlights
- Assists in EMTALA compliance, including provision of medical and nursing staff education and policy development
- Defends EMTALA investigations and related civil monetary penalties
- Advises on medical staff bylaws and governance, and represents providers in medical staff-focused review and discipline cases
- Educates and advises on Medicare and Medicaid compliance
- Represents institutional providers and practitioners in Medicare and Medicaid recoupment actions and claim denials
- Defends false claims investigations by US Attorneys' offices and the Office of Inspector General
Bar & Court Admissions
- Iowa, 1996
- Nebraska, 1985
Seminars & Events
- Peer Review Packet
- 23rd Annual Health Law Forum
- 22nd Annual Health Law Forum
- 2009 Health Law Forum
- 2008 Baird Holm Health Law Forum
Professional and Civic Affiliations
- Past President of the Nebraska Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association
- Past Secretary of the Women's Fund of Greater Omaha
- Past Chair of the Board of Directors of College of Saint Mary
- Past Chair of the Board of Directors of Covenant Ministries of Benevolence, an affiliate of the Evangelical Covenant Churches of America
- Past President of the Board of Directors of Santa Monica, Inc.
- ICAN, Influence, Class XI
- Nebraska State Bar Association
- Iowa State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Omaha Bar Association
- American Health Lawyers Association