Brennan, Manna & Diamond

Associate

Practice Description and Experience

Amanda is an associate in the firm's Health Law department.  She primarily represents our clients in the following areas.

• Advising Hospital and Medical Staff personnel
• Advising Physicians and Medical practice personnel
• Centers of Excellence Development projects
• Credentialing, bylaws, peer review, and disciplinary proceedings
• Contracts
• General corporate matters
• Medicare reimbursement appeals and certification
• Regulatory compliance
• HIPAA privacy and security laws
• Fraud and Abuse laws
• Patient safety organizations
• Joint venture structural analysis
• RACs
• Employment contract issues
• Compliance plans
• Healthcare litigation

Presentations

• Utilizing Outside Organizations for Credentialing and Peer Review, Including CVOs and PSOs, National Association of Medical Staff Services, 33rd Annual Conference and Exhibition, October 3-7, 2009, Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada.
• Changes in Health Care:  What Every Physician Needs to Know, Doctors Hospital of Sarasota, Annual Medical Staff Meeting, November 17, 2009.
• Health Care Law & You:  Regulatory Mazes, Employment Dilemmas, and Today's Business Strategies, Palm Beach Centre for Graduate Medical Education, March 23, 2011
• The "Likes" and "Dislikes" of HITECH; "Friending" Meaningful Use:  How to Keep Up With Ever-Changing Healthcare Regulations and Technology, Lee Memorial Health System, Ft. Myers, Florida, March 28, 2011

Education

• The University of Akron Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 2008)
• Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio (B.A., summa cum laude, Accounting and Political Science, 2005)
• The University of Reading, England (Summer, 2004)

Courts & Bar Associations

• Ohio Bar (2008)
• Florida Bar (2009)
• Ohio State Bar Association
• Akron Bar Association
• Florida Bar Association
• American Bar Association

Professional & Civic Affiliations

• American Health Lawyers Association
• Adjunct Professor, The University of Akron, School of Law, Health Law