Kansas City
32 Corporate Woods
9225 Indian Creek Pkwy #600
Overland Park,
KS
66210
T: 913.253.2181
F: 866.347.5134
Profile
Amanda Wilwert is a member of Foulston Siefkin’s health care practice group. Based in the firm’s Kansas City office, Amanda works with all types of health care clients, including acute and post-acute institutional providers, pharmacies, independent physicians groups, and hospice programs. Her major practice areas include health care regulatory matters, HIPAA, HITECH, EMTALA, compliance, conditions of participation, conditions for coverage, state licensure, patient care issues, consent issues, risk management, and Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. She frequently represents clients in matters before the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts and other state licensing boards. She also practices in litigation in the areas of hospital and physician regulation, reimbursement, and professional malpractice.
Education
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Washburn University
(J.D., cum laude, 2011)
Articles Editor (Vol. 50) and Technical Editor and Writer (Vol. 49) - Washburn Law Journal
National Order of Scribes, Inductee for excellence in legal writing, 2011 -
Drake University
(BA in Political Science, 2008)
Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity
Drake Mock Trial
Admissions
- Kansas (2011)
- U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas (2011)
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims (2014)
- District of Columbia (2015)
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2017)
- Missouri (2018)
Community Involvement
- Kansas Association of Hospital Attorneys, Board Member
- Kappa Kappa Gamma Lawrence Alumni Association, Member
- Advisor to Omega Chapter (University of Kansas) of Kappa Kappa Gamma
- P.E.O. Sisterhood, Member
- River City Sharks Lawrence Masters Swim Club, Member
- U.S. Masters Swimming, Member
- U.S. Golf Association, Member
Relevant Experience
Prior Legal Experience
- Associate Attorney, Koprince Law LLC, August 2014 – April 2015
- Research Attorney, The Honorable Marla J. Luckert, Justice, Kansas Supreme Court, March 2012 – July 2014
Professional Memberships, Affiliations, and Honors
- Kansas Bar Association
- Kansas Women Attorneys Association
- Kansas Association of Hospital Attorneys
- American Health Lawyers Association
- Johnson County Bar Association
Presentations
2018
- Health Care in the USA (Kansas Women Attorneys Association 29th Annual Conference)
- Who Wants to Be an Ethical Lawyer? (Foulston Siefkin LLP, Ethics Seminar for Corporate Counsel)
- Keep It Secret; Keep It Safe: HIPAA Privacy and Security Update (Foulston Siefkin LLP Health Law Institute)
- HIPAA vs. C.F.R. Part 2: Practical Guidance for Disclosing Behavioral Health Information (Foulston Siefkin LLP Health Law Institute)
2017
- Storms They Are Abrewing: CMS’ Final Rule on Emergency Preparedness Requirements and Management Plans (Foulston Siefkin, 2017 Health Law Institute)
- Co-presenter, No Such Thing as a Routine Chart Audit Request from a Medicare or Medicaid Contractor (Foulston Siefkin, 2017 Health Law Institute)
- Co-presenter, HIPAA Update: Enforcement, Security, Audits, & More (KBA Health Law CLE)
- Compliance Programs 101 (Foulston Siefkin, 2017 Health Law Compliance Forum)
- Co-presenter, Creating a Culture of Compliance (Foulston Siefkin, 2017 Health Law Compliance Forum)
- Co-presenter, Compliance Questions You Always Wanted to Ask, But Were Afraid To (Foulston Siefkin, 2017 Health Law Compliance Forum)
2016
- Co-presenter, HIPAA Privacy Pitfalls: Patient Access, Copy Charges, and Subpoenas (Foulston Siefkin, 2016 Health Law Institute)
- Co-presenter, Risk Management Overview (Foulston Siefkin, 2016 Health Law Institute)
2015
- Kansas Law Changes to Medical Records, County Hospital Clinics & More (Foulston Siefkin, 2015 Health Law Institute)
Publications
2017
- Health Law Chapter
-Kansas Bar Association's 2017 Annual Survey of Laws
2016
- Health Law Chapter
-Kansas Bar Association's 2016 Annual Survey