Conor Duffy is a member of the firm's Health Law Group and its Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Team. He advises hospitals, physician groups, community providers, and other health care entities on general corporate matters and health law issues. He also counsels clients on what measures are needed to safeguard data and patient information.
Regulatory
Conor provides legal counsel to health care clients on various regulatory matters, such as Medicare and Medicaid program compliance, federal fraud and abuse laws, and the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA). He also assists with the full spectrum of state health law matters, including those related to licensure and staffing. Conor represents clients in state and federal administrative appeals and provides counsel related to internal investigations. He is a frequent speaker and writer on recent developments in fraud and abuse enforcement and False Claims Act jurisprudence.
Transactional
Conor advises health care clients on structuring transactions to meet their business objectives in accordance with federal and state law. He assists with transactions involving contracting, affiliations, joint ventures, leasing agreements, clinical service agreements, and the establishment of accountable care and physician-hospital organizations.
Information Privacy and Security
As a member of the firm’s Data Privacy + Cybersecurity team, Conor assists health care providers with compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). He helps clients protect against impermissible disclosures of data and provides guidance on data breach response efforts. He also advises clients on security programs, policies, education, and the implementation of administrative, technical, and physical safeguards. Conor is a regular contributor to the firm’s Data Privacy + Security Insider publication. He is also a vice-chair of the American Bar Association Health Law Section’s Web & Tech Committee, a role in which he supports the online activities of the Health Law Section’s interest groups and manages technological matters on behalf of the Health Law Section.
Pro Bono and Community Involvement
Conor regularly undertakes pro bono matters. He is currently representing an Ethiopian political activist in his application for asylum. He has also provided pro bono counsel on reputation management related to unfavorable online search engine results, counseled a public high school on the establishment of a tax-exempt booster club, and reviewed contracts for a prominent veterans’ support organization. While in law school, Conor interned at the University of Connecticut School of Law's Asylum & Human Rights Clinic, where he participated in the representation of a Middle Eastern journalist during her successful application for asylum in the United States.
He contributes to the firm's blog, Health Law Diagnosis.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Conor O. Duffy
- REMINDER: November 6 Deadline for New CARES Act Funding Approaches - (Posted On Thursday, November 05, 2020)
- CMS Extends Timeline for Finalizing Changes to Physician Self-Referral (Stark) Law Regulations to August 2021 - (Posted On Monday, August 31, 2020)
- Connecticut Authorizes Out-of-State Health Care Practitioners to Render Assistance for Remainder of COVID-19 Pandemic - (Posted On Wednesday, July 29, 2020)
- CMS Releases Guidance on the Allowance of Telehealth Encounters in eCQMs - (Posted On Tuesday, July 07, 2020)
- HHS Issues Guidance for Providers on Soliciting COVID-19 Blood and Plasma Donations - (Posted On Friday, June 12, 2020)
- HHS Announces Additional Distribution of $10 Billion to Safety Net Hospitals, and $15 Billion to Medicaid and CHIP Providers Left Out of General Distribution - (Posted On Thursday, June 11, 2020)
- HHS Extends Compliance Deadline for Providers Receiving CARES Act Provider Relief Funds and Reminds Providers of June 3 Deadline Related to Additional Relief Fund Payments - (Posted On Thursday, May 28, 2020)
- CMS Interim Rule Makes Sweeping Changes in Response to COVID-19 Public Health Emergency - (Posted On Friday, May 08, 2020)
- CMS Broadens Telehealth Access Across the Board, Including Audio-Only Telephone Services - (Posted On Tuesday, May 05, 2020)
- CMS Issues Explanatory Guidance of Blanket Physician Self-Referral (Stark) Law Waivers for COVID-19 in Response to Industry Feedback - (Posted On Monday, May 04, 2020)