Carolyn Heyman

Carolyn’s practice includes healthcare, non-profit, corporate and real estate law. She assists clients with a wide variety of business and healthcare issues including HIPAA compliance, Medicare and Medicaid compliance, medical billing audits, corporate formation, applications for tax-exemption, real estate contracts, and healthcare policies and procedures.

Carolyn enjoys working with businesses of all types and sizes, from sole practitioner health care offices to large Native Alaskan corporations.

Education

  • Smith College, A.B. in Economics, 1998

  • Duke University School of Law, J.D., 2001

Awards and Community Activities

  • Recipient, 2010 Alaska Top 40 Under 40 Award

  • Member, American Health Lawyers Association

  • Member, Board of Trustees, Atwood Foundation

  • Member, Anchorage Museum Association Board of Directors

  • Alternate Director, Alaska Legal Services Corporation

  • Alaska Bar Association, Health Law Section, Executive Committee

  • Alaska Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration, Legal Workgroup Chair

  • Regular presentations to local and national organizations on HIPAA, Electronic Health Records, Health Reform and Regulatory Compliance

Awards and Community Activities

  • HIPAA compliance plans

  • Informed consent and patient confidentiality issues

  • Physician recruiting, employment and ownership agreements

  • False Claims Act and Medicare/Medicaid fraud response

  • Alaska Medicaid and private insurance audit appeals for providers

  • Regulatory work including Medicare, Stark and Anti-kickback analysis

  • Electronic health records policies

  • Legal counsel for statewide regional health information exchange

Corporate and Real Estate Experience

  • Organization of limited liability companies and corporations

  • Negotiation and documentation (deeds, assignments, purchase agreements, etc.) of business and real estate acquisitions

  • Lease and contract review for corporate and healthcare clients