Amanda M. Wilwert

Amanda Wilwert is a member of Foulston Siefkin’s healthcare practice group. Based in the firm’s Kansas City office, Amanda works with all types of healthcare clients, including acute and post-acute institutional providers, pharmacies, independent physicians groups, and hospice programs. Her major practice areas include healthcare 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

• 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)

• Healthcare
• Long-Term Care
• Professional Malpractice

• Healthcare
• Long-Term Care

• 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

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

• Selected by peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in the area of Health Care Law, 2021
• Kansas Bar Association
• Kansas Women Attorneys Association
• American Health Lawyers Association
• Johnson County Bar Association
• Greater Kansas City Society of Healthcare Attorneys
• Missouri Society of Health Care Attorneys 
• Kansas Association of Hospital Attorneys 

2021

• HIPAA Breach Notification Manual and Information Blocking (Client Presentation)
• Information Blocking and Beyond (Kansas Hospital Association Noon Briefing)

2020

• Information Blocking and Beyond: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know (Foulston Siefkin LLP, Health Law Institute Webinar Series)
• LinkedIn, Marketing, and Branding (Kansas Women Attorneys Association, 31st Annual Conference)
• Once Upon a Time: Ethical Fairy (and Scary) Tales (Foulston Siefkin LLP, Corporate Counsel Series: Ethics 2020)

2019

• Do Not Block: The New Information Blocking Rule (Foulston Health Law Institute)
• The Top 10 Healthcare Issues to Watch in the Coming Year (Foulston Health Law Institute)
• Compliance Conundrums (Greater Kansas City Society of Healthcare Attorneys September luncheon)
• Risk Management, EMTALA, and Damage Caps (Great Plains Health Alliance, Inc. Risk Management Roundtable)
• Compliance 101: Creating a Culture of Compliance (Missouri Rural Health Conference)
• Practical Approaches to Behavioral Healthcare in Emergency Departments (Missouri Rural Health Conference)
• Hungry, Hungry HIPAA (Kansas Women Attorneys Association Lindsborg Conference)
• "Is This Thing On?" Lawyers Who Talk Too Much and Other Ethical Mishaps (Foulston Siefkin LLP, Corporate Counsel Series: Ethics 2019)
• Storms They Are Abrewing: CMS’ Final Rule on Emergency Preparedness Requirements & Managements Plans (2019 South Central Kansas Health & Medical Symposium) 
• Keep It Secret; Keep It Safe: HIPAA Privacy and Security Update (Greater Kansas City Society of Health Attorneys)

2018

• 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) 
• 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)

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)

2021

• Coronavirus: CMS Eases Nursing Home Visitation Guidelines to Address COVID-19 Vaccinations and Slowing Infections

2020

• Coronavirus UPDATE: CMS Issues New Nursing Home Visitation Guidelines
• Coronavirus: Nursing Homes Required to Report COVID-19 Cases to CDC, Residents, and Resident Representatives
• Coronavirus: HIPAA Privacy Rules and the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Coronavirus: Telehealth Requirements Relaxed Amid COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
• Coronavirus: UPDATE CMS Directs Nursing Homes to Restrict Visitation Nationwide
• Coronavirus: CMS Orders Significant Monitoring and Restriction of Nursing Home Visitors
• Coronavirus: Emergency Preparedness Plans and Operational Guidance for Hospitals and Other Healthcare Facilities in Confronting COVID-19
• District Court Strikes Down Office for Civil Rights 2016 HIPAA Right to Access Guidance Application to Third Parties

2019

• MO HealthNet OPRA Provider NPI and Enrollment Requirements: Warning Phase Ends November 1, 2019
• New "Stop Human Trafficking" Poster Requirements in Missouri

2018

• HHS Issues Request for Information Seeking Input on HIPAA Improvements
• CMS Says Don't Text Patient Orders

2017

• Is Your Emergency Preparedness Plan Consistent with CMS Standards?

2016

• New HIPAA Guidance Removes Roadblocks to Patient Access: But at What Cost to Providers?
• CMS Issues Final 60-Day Overpayments Rule: It’s All About A Provider’s Risk Tolerance

2021

• Chapter 6 Payer Programs and Policies: Utilization Management and Quality Assurance
  -AHLA Health Plans Contracting Handbook: A Guide for Payers and Providers 8th Edition

2019

• Health Law Chapter
  -Kansas Bar Association's 2019 Annual Survey of Laws
• Co-author, Chapter 14 Medical Necessity, Claims, and Payment Processes
  -AHLA Health Care Compliance Legal Issues Manual 5th Edition

2018

• Health Law Chapter
  -Kansas Bar Association's 2018 Annual Survey of Laws

2017

• Health Law Chapter
  -Kansas Bar Association's 2017 Annual Survey of Laws

2016

• Health Law Chapter
  -Kansas Bar Association's 2016 Annual Survey