Tracy Field is a partner in Womble Carlyle s Health Care Practice Group in the firm s Atlanta office. During her legal career, Tracy has advised health care and life sciences companies regarding regulatory and operational issues including Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement matters, compliance programs, OIG and government investigations, HIPAA and HiTech issues, as well as clinical research trials, including conflicts of interest issues. In addition to her legal experiences in private practice, Tracy served as the Executive Vice President of Compliance and Government Appeals for Piedmont Healthcare, in Atlanta. In that role, Tracy managed operations for the hospital system s compliance, government appeals, privacy, and information security departments. Tracy has also represented postacute providers, including skilled nursing facilities and long term acute care hospitals, in health care operational issues, compliance matters, government investigations and reimbursement audits and appeals. CONTACT INFORMATION Atlanta Office 404.962.7539 (phone) 404.870.4839 (fax) TField@ AREAS OF PRACTICE Healthcare Regulatory Compliance Prior to her legal career, Tracy worked in clinical genetics and reproductive endocrinology. Tracy is the past Chairperson of the Health Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia and has served on its Executive Committee. She is a frequent speaker on issues impacting health care providers and life sciences companies. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Member, American Health Lawyers Association Member, Health Care Compliance Association Past-Chair, Health Law Section, State Bar of Georgia, 2008-2009 Member, Executive Committee, Health Law Section, State Bar of Georgia, 2005-2011 Member, Legal and Privacy Issues, Georgia Health Information Exchange, a Subcommittee to Georgia Health Information Technology and Transparency 2011-2012 Member, Health Information Exchange Subcommittee Legal and Privacy Policies Workgroup, 2009-2010 Organizing Committee, Georgia Health Information Exchange, 2005-2010 Chambers USA: America s Leading Lawyers for Business, Healthcare, 2008-2010 Best Lawyers in America, Healthcare Law, 2010-2011, 2014
Atlanta Magazine Top 50 Women Lawyers in Georgia, 2010. Atlanta Magazine Super Lawyer, 1996-2010. AV rated, Martindale-Hubbell CIVIC ACTIVITIES Leadership Atlanta, Class of 2008 Co-Chair, Leadership Atlanta Health Day for the Class of 2009 Member, Board of Directors, Stanford Club of Georgia Stanford Associates (selected in 2006) BAR ADMISSIONS 1993, Georgia EDUCATION J.D., 1993 Emory University School of Law M.S., 1985 University of California-Berkeley Health and Medical Sciences B.A., 1983 Stanford University Human Biology PRIOR LEGAL EXPERIENCE Executive Vice President, Compliance and Government Appeals, Piedmont Healthcare, Inc., 2010-2012 Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory, LLP, Health Care and Life Sciences Group, 1993-2010 HONORS Chambers USA: America s Leading Lawyers for Business, Healthcare Tracy Field was recently selected by her peers for the inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2015 in the field of Health Care Law. Atlanta Magazine Top 50 Women Lawyers in Georgia, 2010. Atlanta Magazine Super Lawyer, 1996-2010. AV rated, Martindale-Hubbell. PRESENTATIONS Medicare 68% Settlement Offer, North Carolina Hospital Association, October 2, 2014 False Claims Act Litigation Issues for Healthcare Providers, Georgia Hospital Association Compliance Officers Retreat, September 3-5, 2014 Compliance and Reimbursement Issues, Tennessee Hospital Association, June 4, 2014 Update on RAC issues, Georgia Academy of Health Care Attorneys Annual Meeting, May 16, 2014 Check-Up for Healthcare Lawyers: Recent Developments in Sunshine Reporting, RAC Audits, False Claims Act Issues & Other Compliance Topics, Association of Corporate Counsel, April 15, 2014
Recent Trends in RAC and MAC Appeals, Healthcare Compliance Association, 18 th Annual Compliance Institute, San Diego, CA, April 1, 2014 Under the Microscope: Audits During the Implementation Period of the Two- Midnight Rule, Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) Web Conference, February 12, 2014 Compliance Update, Southeast Regional Certification Intensive Course, Health Ethics Trust, Jacksonville, FL, January 27-29, 2014 Audits, Reviews, Legal/Regulatory Update, Southeastern Healthcare Internal Auditors (SHIA), Atlanta, GA, December 13, 2013 Good Day Sunshine Rule: Reporting Has Begun, Now What? Georgia Hospital Association (GHA), Telnet, August 20, 2013 Medicare Billing and Appeals, PFS Coordinators and Rehab Council Education, Georgia Hospital Association (GHA), August 15, 2013 Federal Sentencing Guidelines: Element 5 of Effective Compliance Program, Moderator, Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), July 16, 2013 Compliance in View of Recent Government Activity: Lessons from WakeMed, Florida Hospital Association, Daytona, FL, June 13, 2013. Conflict of Interest in Industry Partnership in the New World Order, Varietals in the Field of Intervention, American College of Cardiology, Napa Valley Cardiology 2013, Napa Valley, CA, April 20, 2013 Medicare Part A/B Ruling: Impact on Medicare Appeals, Georgia Hospital Association (GHA), Telnet, April 10, 2013 Medicare RAC Trends in Recent Government Activities Focused on Inpatient Admissions, North Carolina Hospital Association (NCHA), Greensboro, NC, March 26, 2013 Healthcare Reimbursement and RAC Issues, Fundamentals of Health Care Law, Health Law Section, State Bar of Georgia, ICLE, Atlanta, GA, March 15, 2013 Update on Government Audits: Practical Tips for Appeals and Impact on Compliance Programs, Compliance Officers Roundtable, Georgia Hospital Association, March 6, 2013 Contractor Audits: What to Know and How to Deal with Them, Health Care Fraud Institute, ICLE, Atlanta, Georgia, December 13, 2012 Building a HIPAA and HITECH Compliant HIT Infrastructure: Practical Privacy and Security Implementation Measures to Protect EHRs, CDS, CPOE, E-Prescribing and Ensure Interoperability, Health Care Privacy and Security Forum, American Conference Institute (ACI), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 6, 2012
Emerging Issues in Clinical Research, Including Legal Ethics, Advanced Health Care Law, ICLE, Atlanta, Georgia, October 26, 2012 Best Practices Under HIPAA: Understanding the U.S. Privacy Regulation and How to Achieve Fundraising Success, Association for Healthcare Philanthropy, Atlanta, Georgia, October 24, 2012 Government Appeals: Working with In-House Teams: American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA), Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, March 2012 Implantable Devices Replaced Under Recall or Warranty; Southeast Healthcare Internal Auditors, Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, December 2, 2011 Accountable Care Organization: What are They? Why Should I Care? A Look at One Healthcare System s Efforts; Georgia Academy of Family Physicians, Annual Scientific Assembly, Atlanta, GA, November 11, 2011 Physician Alignment and Clinical Integration - One Size Does Not Fit All ; Federal Reimbursement Reforms and Delivery System Integration; Advanced Health Care Law Seminar, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) for the State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta, GA, October 14, 2011 ACO s and other Options for Physician Practice Post PPACA, Medical Association of Georgia (MAG), Medicine Today, Atlanta, Georgia, May 14, 2011 RACs: What You Need to Know, Evolving Practice Patterns in Georgia, Georgia Chapter of the American College of Cardiology, Greensboro, Georgia, May 6-7, 2010 Legal Update: The RACs, MICs, HiTech & Other Topics, 2010 Georgia Association of Orthopaedic Executives 4th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, March 26, 2010 Preparing for the MICs, American Health Lawyers Association Long Term Care and the Law Program, Miami, Florida, February 18-19, 2010 The Medicaid Integrity Program What to Expect, North Carolina Hospital Association, Greensboro, North Carolina, December 9, 2009 Panelist, The Age of MMSEA: Advising LTACHs & Post-Acute Providers, Acute Long Term Hospital Association (ALTHA) Legal Issues Meeting, Washington, D.C., October 13, 2009 Challenging Reimbursement Issues for Hospitals: The Alphabet Soup of New Audit Programs, Brim s Fall Conference for Hospital Managers, Providence, Rhode Island, September 14, 2009 Practical Application and Real Life Examples, RAC Readiness Workshop, Georgia Hospital Association, Marietta, Georgia, June 18, 2009
HIPAA II: The HITECH Act and Red Flag Rules Update, Georgia Health Care Association (GHCA) Annual Summer Convention, Amelia Island, Florida, June 16, 2009 RACs: The Appeals Process: Managing Cases and Practical Considerations. RAC Mid-Evil Torture Conference, North Carolina Hospital Association, Greensboro, North Carolina, June 9, 2009 A Visit From the Recovery Audit Contractor, Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), Atlanta, Georgia, April 9, 2009 EMR in Practice: Your Treatment for Success, HITECH Act Conference, Medical Association of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, March 28, 2009 RAC n Roll, RAC Readiness Workshop, Georgia Hospital Association, Pine Mountain, Georgia, March 18, 2009