Dena focuses her practice on regulatory and compliance issues in the health care and human services industry. She assists health care and human services providers with a wide range of regulatory and compliance matters, including advising clients on confidentiality requirements, reimbursement issues, compliance programs and self-disclosures, audits and investigations, professional practice issues, the provision of telehealth services, licensure and certification, and health information privacy and security compliance, including HIPAA and the 21st Century Cures Act. Dena also advises health care and human services providers on matters related to corporate formation and governance, corporate reorganizations, and regulatory compliance and approvals.
Dena has experience working with behavioral health providers, mental health providers, agencies serving individuals with developmental disabilities, substance use disorder providers, and home care agencies, among others. Dena’s experience as a former social worker gives her a unique perspective in working with health care and human services providers and helps her develop comprehensive approaches to the challenges these providers face.
Dena also routinely conducts trainings and presentations for health care practitioners, administrators, and employees on supporting the LGBTQIA+ community in professional health care environments. She also assists employers with labor and employment–related matters pertaining to the LGBTQIA+ workforce, including preparing and implementing workplace gender transition policies and gender transition plans to support transgender employees and providing corresponding training to management, administrators, and staff.