Heather L. Fields is a shareholder in the firm's Health Care Practice and the Tax-Exempt Organizations group. Ms. Fields is a frequent speaker on health care issues. She addresses a wide variety of health care regulatory and transactional issues in her practice. Ms. Fields also has extensive experience in dealing with tax-exempt organizations, medical staff matters, professional licensing and accreditation, bioethics issues, HIPAA compliance and clinical research compliance. She is Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) and a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP).
Affiliations/Memberships
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State Bar of Wisconsin
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HIPAA Collaborative of Wisconsin (HIPAA COW) (Board of Directors)
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HIPAA COW Privacy Preemption Workgroup (co-chair)
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American Health Lawyers Association
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American Bar Association (Health Care Section)
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Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R)
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Applied Research Ethics National Association (ARENA) (faculty member)
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The National Association of IRB Managers, Inc. (NAIM) (faculty member)
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The Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) (faculty member)
Education
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J.D., with honors, DePaul University College of Law; Order of the Coif
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B.B.A., with high distinction, University of Michigan