Current Employment Position(s)

President

Languages

• English
• Spanish

Lawyer Overview

Sandra P. Greenblatt is one of the first Florida lawyers to be Board Certified as an expert in Health Law (1995-present) and holds both a J.D. and a Masters Degree in Business/Health Administration. Ms. Greenblatt is President of the boutique health law firm of Sandra Greenblatt, P. A. in Miami, Florida. She enjoys the AV highest rating in competence and ethics from Martindale-Hubbell, an AVVO Rating of 10 (Superb) and was named one of the Top Lawyers in South Florida for each year from 2000-2008 by the South Florida Legal Guide; as a member of Legal Elite in 2005-2008 by Florida Trend magazine; as a Florida Super Lawyer by Law & Politics in 2006-2008; as a Heavy Hitter in Health Care in 2005; Best of the Bar for 2003-2005 by the South Florida Business Journal; and as the Best Healthcare Attorney" of 1996 by Florida Medical Business. In July 2006, she was appointed to the Legal Working Group of the Florida Governor's Privacy and Security Project and from 2006-07 served as a member of the Board and Chair of the Privacy and Security Committee of the South Florida Health Information Exchange (SFHIE), organizations that are propelling Floridas participation as a leader in the creation of a nationwide Health Information Network. Her firm recently was named General Counsel for SFHIE, the South Florida RHIO. She is the author of the Chapter on Health Care Technology Contracting in the 2007 Florida Practitioner's Health Law Handbook published by The Florida Bar.

Ms. Greenblatt was previously associated with prominent Florida and national law firms. She has served as a registered lobbyist, successful in getting a client included in Florida Statutes. Her practice is concentrated on representing physician groups and physicians, practice management companies, pharmacies, hospitals, long term care facilities, mental health centers and other health care providers and businesses in connection with their specialized contractual, regulatory, technology and business matters and government relations. She served as lead counsel in 2006 for the $60+ Million Dollar sale of affiliated clinics and diagnostic centers to a publicly traded company. Ms. Greenblatt has more than 20 years experience in assisting clients with contracts, joint ventures, the formation and representation of HMOs, MSOs, IPAs, TPAs, IDTFs, asset and stock sales, mergers and acquisitions and Corporate Compliance Programs, as well as giving advice regarding the Stark Law, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement issues, legislative, licensure and fraud and abuse matters.

Prior to practicing law, Ms. Greenblatt was a Hospital Administrator for the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center. She has published numerous articles on health law topics and speaks frequently on technology contracting, corporate compliance and other health law issues to national and regional professional and industry associations, including the American Health Lawyers Association, The Florida Bar and the Medical Group Management Association. She serves as Chairperson of the Annual Florida Bar Advanced Health Law Issues and Certification Review Course and is a member of the Executive Board of The Florida Bar Health Law Section. Sandra also is a founder and Past-President of Women in Healthcare of Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.

Sandra is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, The Florida Bar Health Law Section, American College of Legal Medicine, the South Florida Hospital and Healthcare Association and the Florida Academy of Healthcare Attorneys. She served as an Appointee to the Statewide HMO Advisory Committee to the Florida Department of Insurance, which assisted in creating the first HMO regulations in Florida. Still finding time to serve her community, she serves as a member of the Board of Governors of both the Dade Community Foundation and the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, sits on the Advisory Council to the University of Miami Health Administration Program and is a member of the Dean's Circle of the University of Miami School of Law.

Sandra received her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law, where she was a member of the Law Review and the Wig and Robe Honor Society; her M.B.A. in Health Administration, with honors, from the University of Miami; and her B.A., cum laude, from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA.

Areas of Practice

• Health Law Regulatory 40%
• Health Law Contracts 30%
• Health Law Transactions 20%
• Health Information Technology 10%

Representative Clients

• Health Choice Network
• Miami Jewish Home & Hospital
• Broward Health
• Florida Optometric Physicians Network

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Administrative Investigations, Administrative Rulemaking, Licensing, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, International Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Antitrust Law, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Joint Ventures, Transactions, Business Organizations, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Internet, Legislative Practice, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Art, Medicare & Medicaid, Health & Health Care Law, Hospital Law, Mental Health, Nursing Home, Technology Licensing, Electronic Commerce, Mergers & Acquisitions, Biotechnology, Private Placements, Whistleblower/Qui Tam

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1984

Certification/Specialties

• Board Certified Health Lawyer, The Florida Bar, 1995

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Health Lawyers Association, 1984 - 2009 (Member)
• The Florida Bar, Health Law Section, 2008 - 2009 (Member, Executive Council)

Honors and Awards

• Top Lawyers in South Florida, 2001 - 2009
• Florida Super Lawyer, 2006 - 2008
• Heavy Hitter in Health Care, South Florida Business Journal, 2005
• Best of the Bar, South Florida Business Journal, 2003 - 2005
• Best Health Care Attorney, Florida Medical Business, 1996

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, Physician Dispensing: An RX for Compliance Teleconferences, The Florida Bar Health Law Section, May 28, 2008
• Program Chair/Moderator, 2008 Advanced Health Law Topics and Health Law Certification Review Course, The Florida Bar, Orlando, FL, November 8, 2007
• Speaker, Paper vs. Electronic Maintaining A Private and Secure Health Information Exchange, South Florida Health Information Initiative, Second Annual Summit, Miami, FL, May 31, 2007
• Speaker, Legal Issues in Acquiring EHR and Negotiating Technology Contracts, South Florida Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, Miami, FL
• Program Chair/Moderator, 2007 Health Law Certification Review Course, The Florida Bar, Orlando, FL, April 13, 2007 - April 14, 2007
• Corporate Compliance Programs, 2007 Health Law Certification Review Course, The Florida Bar, Orlando, FL, April 13, 2007
• Speaker, Negotiating Effective Technology Contracts, Technology Committee, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, March 14, 2007
• Program Chair/Moderator, 2006 Health Law Certification Review Course, The Florida Bar, Orlando, FL, 2006
• Speaker, Florida Health Care Law Update/End of Life Issues, Lee Memorial Hospital, Fort Myers, FL, January 14, 2006
• Speaker, Bioethics: DNR, Withdrawing or Withholding Treatment; Living Wills; Surrogacy; Anatomical Gifts; Patients Rights/Consents, The Florida Bar, 2004 - 2005
• Speaker, Bioethics: DNR, Withdrawing or Withholding Treatment; Living Wills; Surrogacy; Anatomical Gifts; Patients Rights/Consents, Health Law Certification Review Course, Tampa FL, April 8, 2005 - April 9, 2005
• Speaker, Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Not Just for Public Companies, Lorman Education Services, Miami, FL, November 19, 2003
• Speaker, Document Retention Policies after Andersen: Are you Protected?, American Health Lawyers Assn, Technology & Information Seminar Atlanta, GA, 2002
• Speaker, Is your Document Retention Policy up to Date?, American Corporate Counsel Association, 2001
• Speaker, Fraud & Abuse Update/Corporate Compliance, Nova Law School Master's Program in Health Law for Non-Lawyer, July 26, 2001
• Speaker, Compliance for Physicians Offices, Boca Raton Community Hospital Medical Staff CME Program, October 28, 2000
• Speaker, Healthcare Legislative Update, Women in Healthcare, Broward County, April 20, 1999
• Speaker, Corporate Compliance 1999 Conference, Association of Jewish Aging Services, Colorado Springs, CO, March 19, 1998
• Speaker, Fraud and Abuse Update 38th Annual Conference, American College of Legal Medicine, Las Vegas, NV, 1998
• Speaker, Fraud and Abuse Update Florida Ambulatory Behavioral Healthcare Association, Annual Conference, May 1, 1997
• Speaker, What is Medicare Fraud & Abuse and How to Avoid It, Broward Medical Center, October 9, 1996
• Speaker, Asset Protection for Physicians, Women In Medicine Day, September 21, 1996
• Speaker, Avoiding the Pitfalls of Fraud and Abuse: Medicare and Florida Laws, Annual Meeting of the Florida Partial Hospitalization Association, Orlando, Florida, May 11, 1995
• Speaker, The Home Care Industry: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Medicare Fraud and Abuse, National Alliance for Community Based Care, Annual Meeting, Orange Co., CA, February 21, 1995
• Speaker, Negotiating Managed Care Contracts, Florida Medical Group Management Association, Annual Meeting, 1994
• Speaker, Issues Related to Healthcare Advertising, Gold Coast Hospital Public Relations and Marketing Council, March 15, 1994
• Speaker, Avoiding the Pitfalls of Medicare Fraud and Abuse, Imperial Point Medical Center, 1994
• Speaker, Fraud & Abuse Ignorance is no Excuse, Medical Group Management Association, Annual Meeting, October 27, 1992 - October 28, 1992
• Speaker, Fraud & Abuse, Dade County Medical Association, July 9, 1992 - July 14, 1992
• Speaker, Americans With Disabilities Act, Southern Section, Medical Group Management Association, 1992
• Speaker, Fraud & Abuse, Florida Medical Group Management Association, June 19, 1992
• Speaker, Legislative Update, Florida Healthcare Financial Management Association, February 20, 1992

Pro Bono Activities

• Dade Community Foundation Board of Governors, 2002 - 2008
• Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Board of Governors, 2004 - 2009

Past Employment Positions

• Ferrell Schultz Carter Zumpano & Fertel, Partner, 2000 - 2003
• Greenberg Traurig, Senior Attorney, 1990 - 1994

Education

• University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, 1984
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Wig & Robe Honor Society; President, Forum
  
  Law Review: University of Miami Law Review, Editor, 1982 - 1984
• University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 1977
  M.B.A. Health Administration w/ honors
  Honors: With Honors
• Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1969
  B.A. French/Spanish
  Honors: cum laude

Ancillary Businesses

• Lobbying

Published Works

• Chapter 17, Health Law Handbook: Technology Contracting in Healthcare, The Florida Bar Health Law Section, 2009
• Negotiating Technology Contracts in Healthcare, South Florida Hospital News, November, 2007
• Healthcare Technology Contracting, Chapter 17, Health Law Handbook, The Florida Bar Health Law Section, 2007
• Physician Dispensing Beware When Selecting Your Partner, Florida Medical Business, July 24-Aug 3, 2007
• Technology Contracting 101 for Providers, Florida Medical Business, March 13-26, 2007
• Physicians Get Assistance with EHR & e-Prescribing Costs, Florida Medical Business, August 29-Sept. 11, 2006
• Tougher Standards for Effective Compliance, University of Miami School of Business Health Administration & Policy Program Review, Spring, 2005
• Amendments to Sentencing Guidelines Toughen Standards for Effective Compliance Programs, ACI's Eye on Compliance, Winter, 2005
• Bioethics: DNR, Withdrawing or Withholding Treatment; Living Wills; Surrogacy; Anatomical Gifts; Patients Rights/Consents, The Florida Bar, Health Law Certification Review Course Materials, 2005
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act: How it Impacts Healthcare Companies; Citation/Publisher: Florida Medical Business, Feb-Mar, 2004
• Tracking of Informal Compliance Reports, Laboratory Compliance Insider, November, 2003
• Consider Insurance for Medicare/Medicaid Investigations, Ophthalmology Compliance & Reimbursement Insider May 2001 (Co-contributor) & OB/GYN Administrator's Reimbursement & Compliance Insider April 2001 (Co-contributor), 2001
• New OIG Compliance Guidelines for Physicians, Cybear, Compliance Newsletter Online, June, 2000
• OIG Pushes Doctors Toward Compliance with Guidelines, Florida Medical Business, June 27, 2000
• How to Hire and Pay Specialists, Florida Medical Business, January 12, 1999
• Group Practice: More Than Just the Sum of its Parts, Florida Healthcare Report and Hospital News, August, 1998
• Protect Your Company with a Corporate Compliance Program, Florida Healthcare Report and Hospital News, March, 1998
• Group Practices - Big and Small - Require Compliance Programs, Medical Business, South Florida Edition, July 15, 1997
• Beware Legal Obligations when Advertising Health Manager News, April 18, 1994
• New Regs Fraught with Fraud and Abuse Traps for Providers, Medical Business, South Florida Edition, December, 1993
• Managed Care: Florida is Testing Ground for Managed Competition Theory, (Co-Author with Michael Cherniga, Esq.), HealthSpan, June, 1993
• Proposed HMO Regulations to Curb Physician Incentive Payments, Medical Business, South Florida Edition, February 2, 1993
• The New Bellwether State Tolls the Future for Health Care, (Co-Author with Michael Cherniga, Esq.), HealthSpan, May, 1992
• Physician Recruitment & the Law, Medical Group Management Association, Update, October, 1990
• Rough Sailing or 'Safe Harbors, Vital Signs, Winter, 1989
• Hospital Reorganization A Positive Reaction to the Trends & Pressures in the Health Care Industry, Florida Health Care Financial Management Association, SunSpots, April, 1986

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