Jena M. Grady

What do you focus on?

Before joining NP, Jena worked at the Arizona Department of Health Services Division of Behavioral Health Services and assisted with the creation of the $500 million RFP seeking a managed behavioral health care organization to in part deliver integrated care to individuals with serious mental illness in one of the largest public behavioral health systems in the country. She uses her public behavioral health experience to assist providers to navigate complex regulatory and legal issues that arise while delivering behavioral health and integrated care including, but not limited to, substance use record disclosures, licensing requirements and reimbursement challenges.

Compliance and Regulatory

I advise clients on Medicare and Medicaid compliance issues, scope of work and licensing issues. I also provide guidance to clients on how to comply with the Anti-Kickback Statute, the federal Stark law and state law equivalents.

Health Care Transactions

I assist clients in health care transactions including joint ventures and contractual arrangements. I also work with private equity firms seeking investments within the health care field including mental health.

HIPAA/Health Information Privacy and Security

I assist health care providers and business associates, including electronic health record vendors and health information exchanges, comply with HIPAA. I also provide guidance on state and federal requirements governing the privacy of mental health information.

What do you see on the horizon?

With the continuing push to pay for value rather than volume, I expect clinical providers to initiate and develop relationships with community service providers in order to address health-related social needs that affect health care costs and outcomes.

Publications & Presentations

• “HHS Proposes Modifications to HIPAA Privacy Rule Aimed at Increasing Patient Access and Enhancing Data Sharing for Care Coordination,” American Health Law Association briefing, December 22, 2020 (Co-author)
• “How Physicians Can Help Patients in Recovery from Substance Use Disorders During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” Health eSource, American Bar Association, July 2020
• “The Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Consumer Records Regulation: An Update,” Open Minds, November 27, 2019
• “When HIPAA and Part 2 Collide: Old Challenges and New Rulemaking,” American Health Lawyers Association webinar, October 2019
• “Capacity and Consent to Treatment,” Fundamentals of Behavioral Health Care Law, Chapter 3, Peter J. Domas and Russell A. Kolsrud, eds., American Health Lawyers Association, 2016