Ellen specializes in providing regulatory and strategic advice to health care clients of all types, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, hospices, retail pharmacies, PBMs, and pharmaceutical manufacturers.
She also represents companies doing business with, and investing in, health care providers. She represents clients in Medicare, Medicaid, and third-party payor audits and investigations; in the development of corporate compliance programs, HIPAA, privacy and security compliance initiatives; and in the negotiation and implementation of Corporate Integrity Agreements. She also provides strategic and regulatory advice on telemedicine issues and hospital/physician relationships, including compliance with the state and federal anti-kickback laws and the Stark Law.
Before joining Mintz Levin, Ellen was an assistant attorney general for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She represented state agencies responsible for health care reimbursement, licensing, and regulation in administrative and court proceedings, and prosecuted Medicaid fraud cases. She was also administrative counsel to the Massachusetts Attorney General, coordinating special health care projects and working with other state attorneys general through the National Association of Attorneys General.
Ellen is a member of the advisory committee that is working with the Massachusetts Health IT Council on the development and implementation of the statewide HIT strategic plan and health information exchange.
She has written about and speaks frequently on corporate compliance programs, board governance matters, HIPAA privacy and data security, technology and health care, and physician/hospital relationships.
Ellen has successfully argued two cases before the US Supreme Court.
Recognitions & Awards
- Chambers USA: Massachusetts – Healthcare (2008 – 2013)
- Best Lawyers in America: Health Care Law (2008 – 2013)
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers: Health Care (2004 – 2012)
- Heroes of the Field Award 2010, Massachusetts Medical Law Report
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent
Ellen specializes in providing regulatory and strategic advice to health care clients of all types, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, hospices, retail pharmacies, PBMs, and pharmaceutical manufacturers.
She also represents companies doing business with, and investing in, health care providers. She represents clients in Medicare, Medicaid, and third-party payor audits and investigations; in the development of corporate compliance programs, HIPAA, privacy and security compliance initiatives; and in the negotiation and implementation of Corporate Integrity Agreements. She also provides strategic and regulatory advice on telemedicine issues and hospital/physician relationships, including compliance with the state and federal anti-kickback laws and the Stark Law.
Before joining Mintz Levin, Ellen was an assistant attorney general for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She represented state agencies responsible for health care reimbursement, licensing, and regulation in administrative and court proceedings, and prosecuted Medicaid fraud cases. She was also administrative counsel to the Massachusetts Attorney General, coordinating special health care projects and working with other state attorneys general through the National Association of Attorneys General.
Ellen is a member of the advisory committee that is working with the Massachusetts Health IT Council on the development and implementation of the statewide HIT strategic plan and health information exchange.
She has written about and speaks frequently on corporate compliance programs, board governance matters, HIPAA privacy and data security, technology and health care, and physician/hospital relationships.
Ellen has successfully argued two cases before the US Supreme Court.
Recognitions & Awards
- Chambers USA: Massachusetts – Healthcare (2008 – 2013)
- Best Lawyers in America: Health Care Law (2008 – 2013)
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers: Health Care (2004 – 2012)
- Heroes of the Field Award 2010, Massachusetts Medical Law Report
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent
Publications
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HIPAA Omnibus Rule Reference Chart, Health Law Alert ()
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Co-author,
Federal Money for EHR Meaningful Users in Closer Reach, Health Law Alert ()
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Co-author,
Massachusetts Department of Public Health Issues Guidance Document IV To Clarify the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturers Code of Conduct, Health Law Alert ()
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Co-author,
Meaningful Use = Meaningless Dollars, Health Care Reform Advisory ()
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Co-author,
HHS Issues Interim Final Rule Implementing Civil Penalty Provisions of HITECH Act, Health Law | Employee Benefits | Executive Compensation Alert ()
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Co-author,
The Health Care Fraud Enforcement Juggernaut Continues, BNA Health Care Fraud Report ()
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Co-author,
Massachusetts Nonprofit Organizations, ()
Speaking Engagements
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Speaker,
How State Medical Board Rules Affect Your Telemedicine Business,
American Telemedicine Association Annual Meeting,
Austin, TX
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Speaker,
Individual Liability for Corporate Officers/Executives: Current Issues,
LTC Legal and Operations Committee Annual Meeting,
Long Term Care Risk Legal Forum, Las Vegas, NV
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The Best and Worst of HIPAA Compliance,
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Speaker,
Privacy and Information Security,
HFMA Compliance Update Seminar,
Healthcare and Financial Management Association of Massachusetts-Rhode Island, Westborough, MA
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Life Sciences Compliance Boot Camp,
American Conference Institute
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Speaker,
Government Enforcement Trends that Dictate Compliance Protocols,
Life Sciences Compliance Bootcamp,
American Conference Institute
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Speaker,
Strengthening of Health Care Fraud and Abuse Authorities,
Health Care Reform: What’s Happened and What’s Next for the Health Care Industry,
Mintz Levin and ML Strategies, Boston, MA
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Panelist,
The Impact of the Federal Economic Stimulus Bill,
Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting, Boston, MA
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A Glimpse Into the Future: The Healthcare Landscape in 2009,
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Corporate Governance: Board Member Responsibilities and Self-Assessment,
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Health Law 101: Major Issues and Hot Topics,
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Off Label Promotion: Risk Mitigation Strategy,
Newsroom
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Forty-Eight Mintz Levin Attorneys Featured in Chambers USA 2013 Guide, ()
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Mintz Levin Attorney Ellen L. Janos to Present at American Telemedicine Association Annual International Meeting & Trade Show, ()
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Seventy-One Mintz Levin Attorneys Named 2012 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars , ()
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Mintz Levin Represents New England Sinai Hospital in Acquisition by Steward Health Care System, LLC, ()
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Sixty Mintz Levin Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America, 2013 Edition, ()
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Quoted in
Lead Clinicians Should Know AHLA Disclosure Guidelines, Healthcare Risk Management ()
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Forty-One Mintz Levin Attorneys Featured in Chambers USA 2012 Guide, ()
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Quoted in
What Gift Ban?, Boston Business Journal ()
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Mintz Levin Attorney Ellen Janos to Speak at ACI Life Sciences Compliance Boot Camp, ()
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Fifty-Two Mintz Levin Attorneys Recognized as Massachusetts Super Lawyers, ()
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Forty-Three Mintz Levin Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America, 2012 Edition, ()
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Thirty Four Mintz Levin Attorneys Featured in Chambers USA 2011 Guide, ()
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Forty-Nine Mintz Levin Attorneys Recognized as Massachusetts Super Lawyers, ()
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Thirty-Nine Mintz Levin Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America, 2011 Edition, ()
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Mintz Levin Adds Six Attorneys to Chambers USA 2010 Guide, ()
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Forty-Eight Mintz Levin Attorneys Recognized as Massachusetts Super Lawyers, ()
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Thirty-One Mintz Levin Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America, 2010 Edition, ()
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Mintz Levin Expands Health Care Enforcement Defense Practice Group, ()
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Chambers USA Names 22 Mintz Levin Attorneys Leaders in Their Fields for 2009, ()
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Twenty-Nine Mintz Levin Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America, 2009 Edition, ()
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Forty-Six Mintz Levin Attorneys Recognized as Massachusetts Super Lawyers, ()
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Chambers USA Names 20 Mintz Levin Attorneys Leaders in their Fields for 2008, ()
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Forty-Five Mintz Levin Attorneys Recognized as Massachusetts Super Lawyers, ()
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Twenty-Four Mintz Levin Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America, 2008 Edition, ()
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Mintz Levin Advises CVS Corporation on its Acquisition of Caremark Rx, Inc., ()