Karen Owens

Karen represents institutional health care providers in matters of quality management, medical staff, state licensure and Medicare certification, survey compliance, EMTALA, Joint Commission accreditation, patient consent, end-of-life, and many other regulatory matters touching clinical operations. She has substantial experience handling contested matters before administrative bodies including hospital, surgery center and managed care peer review panels, Medicare QIOs, and many state professional boards, and when possible, resolving such matters short of hearing. Karen spends each spring immersed in state legislative issues affecting providers. In all these areas, Karen works with a wide range of providers including urban, academic, community, and rural hospitals, clinician practices, outpatient clinics, and surgery centers.