Articles/Publications

Articles, Publications and Writings:

• State Healthcare Privacy Law Survey (West Virginia Section by Robert L. Coffield and Caleb P. Knight, Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC), American Health Lawyers Association, June 2013.
  
  
• Summary of Fraud and Abuse Statues and Regulations (50 State Survey), American Health Lawyers Association: Fraud and Abuse Practice Group, West Virginia Section Prepared by: Caleb P. Knight and Robert L. Coffield, Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC, March 8, 2013. 

• Rule Clarifies Enforcement Issues But Raises a Host of New Questions (quoted in article), Report on Patient Privacy, Atlantic Information Services, Inc., Volume 10, Number 9, September 2010.

•  Who is reading what you write?, by Molly Merrill (quoted in article), Healthcare IT News published in partnership with HIMSS, May 6, 2010. 

• Social Media and Physicians, by Bonnie Darves (quoted in article), New England Journal of Medicine: Career Resources for Physicians, March, 2010. 

• Risky Business: Treating Tweeting the Symptoms of Social Media, American Health Lawyers Association – AHLA Connections Magazine, Robert L. Coffield and Jody Joiner, Volume 14, No. 3, March 2010.

• Willful Neglect Is Difficult to Pin Down, but Can Result in Enormous HIPAA Penalties, (quoted in article), AIS Report on Patient Privacy, reprinted on AIS Health Business Daily, February 12, 2010.

• Written Testimony: Panel I – What Will Health IT Look Like in 5 or 10 Years?, The Future of Personal Health Records and Consumer Facing Health Information Technology, Testimony before the Subcommittee on Privacy, Confidentiality and Security, National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS), Washington, DC, May 20, 2009.

• Hacker says he stole confidential medical data on 8 million Virginia residents, by Molly Merrill (quoted in article), Healthcare IT News, May 6, 2009.

• When Moving Records and Practices, Know Your Legal Obligations (pdf version), by Elizabeth Stump (quoted in article), Neurology Today, March 19, 2009.

• Two Aspirin And Tweet Me In The Morning: How Twitter, Facebook, And Other Social Media Are Reshaping Health Care (pdf version), by Carleen Hawn (quoted in article), Health Affairs, March/April, 2009.

• The Rise of the Personal Health Record: Panacea or Pitfall for Health Information, American Health Lawyers Association – Health Lawyers News, Robert L. Coffield and Gerald “Jud” E. DeLoss, Volume 12, Number 10, October 2008.

• Looking at Legality: Medical Records - New questions and concerns are popping up around the legalities of EHRs and PHRs, by Beth Walsh (quoted in article), August 11, 2008. 

• The Wisdom of Patients: Health Care Meets Online Social Media, by Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, M.A., M.H.S.A. THINK-Health (contributed to article), prepared for California Health Care Foundation, April, 2008.

• Social Media Notebook: Are Physician Blogs in a Legal and Ethical Twilight Zone?, MD Net Guide, Fard Johnmar, Envision Solutions in collaboration with Robert Coffield, July, 2007.

• Statutory Liens for Health Care Providers: The Effectiveness of Laws Allowing Providers to Assert Liens on Settlements or Judgments from Third Party Tortfeasors, Health Law Section, American Bar Association, Alaina N. Stout and edited by Robert L. Coffield, Publication Expected 2006.

• The Impact of the Administrative Simplification Compliance Act:  Extra Time for Physicians to Comply with the Transactions and Codes Set Standards, West Virginia State Medical Association (www.wvsma.com) August, 2002.

• The Background and Basics of Administrative Simplification: The Impact of HIPAA on West Virginia Physicians, West Virginia State Medical Association (www.wvsma.com), June, 2002.

• The HIPAA Privacy Standards: Practical Guidance on Identifying Business Associates (Health Lawyers - HIPAA Drill Down Series), American Health Lawyers Association, Robert L. Coffield and edited by Kristen B. Rosati, March, 2002.

• Real Property: Leasing Land for Hunting and Other Recreational Uses, Cooperative Extension Services, West Virginia University; R.D. Publication No. 726; January 1985, Thomas J. Allen, Dennis K. Smith and Anthony Ferris; Updated: August 1997, Robert L. Coffield, David L. Yaussy and Timothy L. Pahl.

•  Real Property: Landowners' Rights and Responsibilities in West Virginia, Division of Resource Management, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Services, West Virginia University; R.D. Publication No. 702; January 1985, Dan Doyle, Anthony Ferris and Dennis K. Smith; Updated: August 1997, Robert L. Coffield, David L. Yaussy and Timothy L. Pahl.

•  The Benefits and Protections of Reporting and Disclosure Policies, Robert L. Coffield. Second Annual West Virginia Health Care Conference, Charleston, WV 1996.

•  Termination and Abandonment of Oil & Gas Leases: Duties, Responsibilities and Deep Pockets (A Survey of Statutory and Common Law in Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia), H.L. Snyder and Robert L. Coffield.  Eastern Mineral Law Foundation, 1996.

• Mechanics’ Liens For Land Surveyors (A Review of the West Virginia Mechanics’ Lien Statute & 1994 Legislative Amendment), Philip A. Reale and Robert L. Coffield, 1994.