Sandy Herron is a partner with Waller Lansden practicing in the area of healthcare regulatory law. Ms. Herron brings a unique perspective to her health law practice, having nearly two decades of management experience in the healthcare industry prior to beginning her legal career. The former CEO of a hospital system, she also served in senior management positions with long-term care, home health and assisted living providers.

 

As a member of Waller Lansden’s healthcare practice, Ms. Herron counsels hospitals and hospital systems, long-term care providers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, retail pharmacies, physician practices and other healthcare organizations on a broad range of federal and state regulatory issues. This includes federal and state regulatory compliance matters, including HIPAA, the Stark law and the Anti-Kickback Statute as well as public and private payor reimbursement issues. Ms. Herron’s extensive experience also includes providing operational counsel on issues ranging from medical staff credentialing and risk management to physician-hospital relationships including recruitment and joint ventures. Additionally, Ms. Herron assists tax-exempt healthcare organizations with governance and day-to-day operational matters.

 

Ms. Herron is a frequent speaker on healthcare regulatory issues, and she has been widely published on the subject. Selected presentations and articles by Ms. Herron include:

All in One Boat: Regulation of DME and Pharmaceutical Industries Approaches That of Physicians and Hospitals, Healthcare Reform Law Resource Guide (American Health Lawyers Association, 2010).  

Internal Compliance Investigations and the Self-Reporting Protocol, presentation at the American Health Lawyers Annual Meeting (Phoenix, AZ, July, 2010).  

Physician Recruitment and the Law, presentation at Georgia Health Policy Center Symposium on Rural Health Access, Sept., 2009.

Stark II, Phase III: And Still More to Come!, National Association of Public Hospitals Newsline (Sept., 2007).  

CMS Document Sheds Light On The New Medicaid World, 5 Health Lawyers Weekly 33, (American Health Lawyers Association, August 24, 2007).  

Speed Bumps on the Interoperable Superhighway: HIPAA and the EHR Exception/Safe Harbor, 10 Physician Organizations 12 (American Health Lawyers Association, Jan. 2007).

Go to Jail, Do Not Collect $200: Drug Promotions and Physician Compliance, 9 Health Lawyers News 7 (Jan. 2005).

Georgia Tort Reform: Impact for Hospitals, presentation at Georgia Hospital Association’s Annual Meeting, 2005.

Health Care Professionals as Promotional Consultants, presentation at American Conference Institute’s conference on Minimizing Legal Risk in Drug Advertising and Promotion (Philadelphia, June, 2004).

HIPAA Privacy and Security: Next Steps, presentation at Georgia Hospital Association’s Annual Meeting, 2004.

Improving a Rural Hospital’s Peer Review Process, Journal for Healthcare Quality, Vol. 16, Num. 6, p. 17, Nov./Dec. 1994.

Prior to joining Waller Lansden, Ms. Herron was a partner in the Atlanta office of Bryan Cave LLP.

Education

• J.D., cum laude, Georgia State University, 1999
• B.S., summa cum laude, Saint Joseph's College

Clerkships and Previous Affiliations

• Partner, Bryan Cave Powell Goldstein LLP , Atlanta, 1999-2010

Professional Activities

• Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, ABA Health Law Section and Antitrust Section
• Member, American Health Lawyers Association
  • Member, AHLA Health Information and Technology Practice Group; HMOs and Healthplans Practice Group
• Member, Atlanta Bar Asoociation
• Member, Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys
• Member, State Bar of Georgia
  • Member, Health Law Section