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Melissa L. Markey

Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, PLLC
Columbia Center, Suite 1200
201 West Big Beaver Road
Troy, MI 48084

Phone: (248) 740-7505
Fax: (248) 740-7501
Email: mmarkey@hallrender.com
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Practice Areas
  • Business Transactions & Services
  • Clinical Services & Patient Care Issues
  • Health Information Systems
 
Practice Focus
    Melissa Markey is licensed to practice as an attorney in Texas and Michigan. Ms. Markey primarily represents health care providers and exempt organizations. She has a particular interest in human subject research and technology law, including electronic health records, software licensing, data rights management and e-commerce issues, as well as emergency legal preparedness, HIPAA, patient care issues, and compliance. Ms. Markey has presented and authored publications both within Michigan and nationally, including articles on emergency preparedness and response law, HIPAA Privacy and HIPAA Security, the clinical-technology interface, and clinical research issues. Ms. Markey is a Michigan licensed and Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic with many years of field experience.
 
Preparatory Education
  • St. Louis University, B.A. - 1984
 
Legal Education
  • St. Louis University School of Law, J. D., summa cum laude - 1991
 
Admitted to Bar
  • Texas - 1991
  • Michigan - 1992
 
Memberships
  • American Health Lawyers Association - Board of Directors
  • State Bar of Michigan - Health Care Law, Computer Law, and Intellectual Property Sections
  • National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
  • Alpha Sigma Nu
  • Psi Chi
  • Order of Woolsack
  • Health Care Compliance Association
  • Food and Drug Law Institute
  • Licensing Executives Society
 
Professional Experience
  • Private practice (1999-2004)
  • In-House Counsel, The Detroit Medical Center (1995-1999)
  • Private practice (1991-1995)

    Recent Presentations:

  • Electronic Medical Records: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. Michigan Bar Association Health Law Conference. March 2008.
  • Keys to Successful Research: Unlocking the Possibilities. Spectrum Health Research Conference. March 2008.
  • Electronic Medical Records and Health Information Exchange. American Health Lawyers Association In-House Counsel Meeting. June 2008.
  • NACUA's 48th Annual Conference. Academic Medical Center Issues. June 2008.
  • Medical Records Law in Michigan. Lorman Education Services. July 2008.
  • The Future of Security Rule Enforcement in The Post-Piedmont Era. American Bar Association. July 2008.
  • Ensuring Health Record Integrity. AHIMA. August 2008.
  • National Constitution Center Live Audio Conference: HIPAA Audits: Providence, Piedmont...AND YOU? What you Need to be Ready. Oct. 2008.
  • MAGI's CTA Register Regulatory Conference. October 2008.
  • AHLA Teleconference on Pan-Flu Preparedness - "The Sneeze Heard 'Round the World". Oct. 2008.
  • Lorman Seminar: Medical Records Law in Michigan. November 2008.
  • EMS Expo / Trauma Care: What's Law Got to Do With It?". August 2009.
  • Detroit SecureWold Expo - Ford Conference Center. September 2009.
  • MAGI 2009 Clinical Research Conference: "Managing Risk: Informed Consent, Subject Injury, Indemnification & Insurance. October 2009.
  • AHLA Fundamentals of Health Law: "E-Discovery". November 2009.

    Publications:

  • We Know Where You Are: RFID In Healthcare - ABA eHealth Source
  • Hospital Surge Capacity - AHLA
  • HIPAA Security - Healthcare Compliance Legal Issues Manual, AHLA
  • HIPAA Confidentiality (ed.) - Healthcare Compliance Legal Issues Manual, AHLA Attorney-Client Privilege - AHLA
  • Attorney-Client Privilege - Healthcare Compliance Legal Issues Manual, AHLA
  • Scientific Misconduct in Research - Journal of Health & Life Sciences Law, AHLA
  • Privacy Issues - The Fundamentals of Life Sciences Law: Drugs, Devices, and Biotech, AHLA
 
Knowledge Center Documents
   DEA Issues Interim Final Regulations Permitting Electronic Prescription of Controlled Substances
  [Article : 03/30/2010]
 
   Meaningful Use and Certified EHR Technology Regulations Issued
  [Article : 01/11/2010]
 
Institute of Medicine: Physicians Should Reject Financial Arrangements with Drug and Device Manufacturers
  [Article : 05/06/2009]
 
Incentives for Eligible Professionals and Hospitals
  [Article : 02/17/2009]
 
Volunteering in Response to a Healthcare Crisis Caused by a Catastrophe
  [Article : 02/09/2006]
 
   OIG Initiates HIPAA Security Audit
  [Article : 03/26/2000]
 
Speaking Engagements
  AHLA Annual Meeting & In-House Counsel Program
  [2010-06-27]
 
  16th Annual Health Law Institute
  [2010-03-12]
 
  Detroit SecureWorld Expo
  [2009-09-29]