Vickie B. Ahlers

• Assisting large national health care providers and employers through multi-state breach notification under various state laws
• Representing clients in developing medical staff bylaws, rules and regulations and policies
• Successfully obtaining FDA 510(k) clearance on behalf of client for three medical devices
• Advising clients with respect to physician recruitment and employment and other hospital-physician relationship issues
• Co-authoring four compliance manuals for health care providers and health plans on compliance with HIPAA and HITECH
• Representing Fortune 20 company and numerous other clients in Office for Civil Rights investigations following data breach
• Assisting client through a HIPAA Performance Audit in the pilot phase of Performance Audits conducted by KPMG on behalf of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
• Developing compliant policies and processes for privacy and security and training and consultation for workforce and Medical Staff on HIPAA compliance

Effective legal representation in the health care industry requires a keen insight and understanding of the complex regulatory and competitive business environments in which health care providers operate. For more than 50 years, health care clients have trusted us to help them navigate the intricacies and nuances of the various health care legal and regulatory structures that impact their businesses.

Our health care practice group is focused exclusively on the success of our clients and their compliance with the many laws that impact their businesses on a day-to-day basis. We understand and appreciate the unique interrelationship among the provider, the patient, the practitioner, and the payor. We also understand the industry’s reimbursement, compliance, enforcement, and tax environments, and the constant tension between the regulatory and competitive environment in which all health care providers operate.

Our health care practice group often serves as general counsel to our health care clients. As a full service firm, we have the depth of experience and the breadth of knowledge to assist our health care clients with all of their legal issues. We also serve as special counsel to our health care clients on specific issues and transactions and establish effective relationships with clients’ general counsel.

Baird Holm LLP’s integrated team of 100 attorneys, licensed in 17 states, is committed to connecting each of its valued clients to the positive outcomes they seek. With extensive and diverse expertise, Baird Holm leverages each attorney’s skills to respond efficiently to its clients’​ local, regional, national and international legal needs. The Firm is proud to represent public and private companies, individuals, private funds and other investors, financial institutions, governmental entities and non-profit organizations.

Rooted by the promise to constantly evolve in anticipation of its clients’​ rapidly changing needs, Baird Holm has enjoyed steady and measured growth since its founding in 1873. Today, Baird Holm attorneys look to the future as they carry on the legacy created by their visionary founders.

Baird Holm attorneys have broad experience in civil law practice, including: Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy & Financial Dispute Resolution; Business, Tax & Estate Planning; Corporate & Business Matters; Education; Environmental; Government Affairs & Lobbying; Health Care; Labor Relations & Employment; Litigation; Patent Counseling & Prosecution, Prepaid Card Services, Privacy & Data Protection, Real Estate & Construction; Renewable Energy; Securities; Tax Credit & Alternative Financing; Technology & Intellectual Property; and Transportation.