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About Abby Pendleton Esq.

Abby Pendleton is a founding partner of The Health Law Partners, P.C. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Wayne State University Law School in 1996 and is a member of the Order of the Coif. Ms. Pendleton was a member of the Wayne State Law Review and served on its editorial board as a Senior Articles Editor. While at Wayne State, she was a recipient of the American Jurisprudence Book Awards in Contracts and Criminal Law as well as the Deloitte and Touche LLP Award for her achievement in tax law.

Ms. Pendleton has been practicing healthcare law since 1996. She regularly provides counsel to healthcare providers and organizations in a number of areas, including but not limited to: compliance, Recovery Audit Contractors ("RACs"), Medicare and other payor audits, fraud and abuse, reimbursement matters, and HIPAA Privacy and Security, and physician staff privilege and licensure matters. Ms. Pendleton also specializes in legal issues impacting billing and management companies, anesthesia and pain management providers, hospice providers and mental health agencies.

Ms. Pendleton is a member of the State Bar of Michigan (Member, Health Care Law Section); the American Health Lawyer's Association; the Health Care Compliance Association; the Medical Group Management Association and the Michigan Medical Group Management Association.

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Professional Experience
ExperienceYears
Partner, Health Law PartnersCurrent
Partner, Associate, Law Clerk, Wachler & Associates, P.C.1994-2009
Education
SchoolFocusDegreeYear
Wayne State University Law School - Wayne State UniversityLawJ.D.1996
Honors: Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Coif
Central Michigan UniversityFinanceB.S.B.A.1993
Honors: Cum Laude
Professional Activities
ActivityOrganizationStart YearEnd Year
MemberState Bar of Michigan, Health Care Law Section
MemberAmerican Health Lawyers Association
MemberHealth Care Compliance Association
MemberMedical Group Management Association
MemberMichigan Medical Group Management Association
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Member, Michigan State BarCurrent

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TitlePublisherPublished
Anesthesia Time: Compliance TipsAnesthesia Business Consultants Communique
HIPAA Privacy Workbook and ToolkitFASA
HIPAA Privacy Workbook and ToolkitUnited Communications Group
HIPAA Security Workbook and ToolkitFASA
HIPAA Security Workbook and ToolkitUnited Communications Group
Get Ready -- Recovery Audit Contractors Are Coming to MichiganMichigan Medical Law Report2009
Medicare eases rule on termination of provider medical records reviewMichigan Medical Law Report2009
Recovery Audit Contractors And Medicare Audits: What Can Hospitals and Health Systems Expect as the RAC Program Expands Nationwide?American Health Lawyers Association, Hospitals and Health Systems Practice Group Member Briefing2009
Can Medicare take my money? What the One-Time Notification meansMichigan Medical Law Report2008
Compliance Corner: OIG Workplan 2008Anesthesia Business Consultants Communique2008
Is Medicare being billed the right way? Here's how to avoid the risksMichigan Medical Law Report2008
OIG Work Plan 2008: What can providers expect in 2008?Michigan Medical Law Report2008
Planning for ComplianceAnesthesia Business Consultants Communique2008
RAC to the Future: What Can Medicare Providers and Suppliers Expect from the Recovery Audit Contractor Program?The Health Lawyer, The ABA Health Law Section2008
Recovery Audit Contractors and Medicare Audits: Successful Strategies for Defending AuditsCaring, National Association of Home Care and Hospice2008
The RACs Are Coming - Are You Ready?The RAP Sheet, American Health Lawyers Association2008
Get ready for increased nationwide Medicare audit activityMichigan Medical Law Report2007
Get Ready: RACs may be nationwide sooner than expected!HCCA Compliance Today2007
Legal issues impacting physician recruitment relationshipsMichigan Medical Law Report2007
he New Medicare Part A and Part B Appeals ProcessHealth Law Handbook 20062006
Prescribing controlled substances: What every physician should knowMichigan Medical Law Report2006
The Michigan Social Security Number Privacy Act, new whistleblower provisions of the Michigan Medicaid False Claims Act and moreMichigan Medical Law Report2006
What all physicians need to know about the proposed changes to the Medicare physician fee scheduleMichigan Medical Law Report2006
Billing: Three key compliance tips that every physician should implementMichigan Medical Law Report2005
Compliance Auditing: Three Key Issues That Every Physician Should ConsiderMichigan Medical Law Report2005
The New Medicare Appeals ProcessThe Health Lawyer, The ABA Health Law Section2005
Medicare Appeal and Recovery Reforms under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003The Health Lawyer, The ABA Health Law Section2004
Third-Party Payor Audits: Impact on Physician and Healthcare Provider ClientsLaches2004
Third-Party Payor Audits: The Impact on Anesthesia GroupsAnesthesia Business Consultants Communique2004
Final HIPAA Security Rule Allows Greater FlexibilityThe Health Lawyer, The ABA Health Law Section2003
Have you Engaged in Compliance Activities Lately?MSA Ventilator2003
New HIPAA Privacy Guidance Reduces ASC FearsFASA Update: Journal of the Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association2003
Cpt 2000: Pain Management Coding ComplianceAnesthesia Business Consultants Communique2000
Hospice Providers are Well Advised to Address OIG Identified Hospice Risk AreasHealth Care Weekly Review2000
OIG Issues Draft Compliance Guidance for Individual and Small Group Physician PracticesThe Health Lawyer, The ABA Health Law Section2000
OIG Softens its Overall Approach in Releasing the Final Compliance Guidance for Individual and Small Group Physician PracticesThe Health Lawyer, The ABA Health Law Section2000
Continuing Education is Key to ComplianceAnesthesia News1999
OIG Issues Compliance Guidance for the Hospice Industry and Medicare + Choice OrganizationsThe Health Lawyer, The ABA Health Law Section1999
OIG Issues Special Advisory Bulletin on Gainsharing ArrangementsAnesthesia Business Consultants Communique1999
HCFA Issues Final Rule on Medical DirectionAnesthesiology News1998

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