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Areas of Practice
Health Care
Intellectual Property
Title
Partner
Office
Carmel, Indiana
Bar Admissions
South Carolina, 1991
Indiana, 1998
Education
University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina
J.D., 1991
Law Review: University of South Carolina Law Review, Associate Editor, 1988 - 1991
University of Michigan
M.P.H., 1984
Madonna University
B.S.N., 1980
Past Employment Positions
University of South Carolina School of Law, Adjunct Professor, Health Law, 1994 - 1997
University of South Carolina School of Law, Legal Writing Instructor, 1990 - 1991
State Board of Nursing for South Carolina, Program Nurse Constultant, Legal and Disciplinary Affairs, 1986 - 1988
University of South Carolina, Adjunct Faculty, College of Nursing, 1985 - 1986
Providence Hospital, Consultant to Hospital Administration, 1983 - 1984
Providence Hospital, Director of Nursing Services, 1984 - 1986
D.J. Sullivan & Associates, Inc., Senior Management Consultant, 1981 - 1983
University of Michigan Medical Center, Staff Nurse, Respiratory Intensive Care Unit (RICU), 1974 - 1979
University of Michigan Medical Center, Head Nurse, Respiratory Intensive Care Unit (RICU), 1976 - 1979
University of Michigan Medical Center, Assistant to Clinical Director, Medical Nursing Division, 1979 - 1981
University of Michigan Medical Center, Acting Clinical Director, Medical Nursing Division, 1981
Susan E. Ziel, also a registered nurse since 1974, is a partner with the law firm of Krieg DeVault LLP in Indianapolis, Indiana. Ms. Ziel represents and advises health care and life science clients regarding significant legal and regulatory issues. These issues include health information privacy and security, fraud and abuse, licensure and credentialing, human subject research, contracting, reimbursement and many other business challenges affecting the health care and life science industries today.
In addition to serving as a regular speaker and author, Ms. Ziel is active in numerous professional organizations, including the American Bar Association, the American Health Lawyers Association, the Health Care Compliance Association and Sigma Theta Tau, an international nursing honor society.
Ms. Ziel also serves on the Advisory Board of the School of Public Health's Center of Health, Law and Ethics at the University of Michigan and she is an Adjunct Faculty with the Indiana University School of Nursing and the Purdue School of Nursing. She is also the Past President of The American Association of Nurse Attorneys, Executive Women in Health Care and the Mental Health Association of Hamilton County (Indiana).
Ms. Ziel is a graduate of Madonna University's School of Nursing, the University of Michigan's School of Public Health and the University of South Carolina's School of Law. She has also completed graduate studies at the Royal College of Nursing in London, England.
Ms. Ziel resides in Carmel, Indiana with her husband, Daniel J. Pesut, PhD APRN BC FAAN, the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies at the Indiana University School of Nursing and her two children.
Published Works
Legal/Regulatory Update, Indiana Federation of Ambulatory Surgery Centers Magazine, March, 2001
Accessing Legal Services Online, Indiana Federation of Ambulatory Surgery Centers Magazine, September, 2000
Managing the Risks of Health Care Fraud and False Claims, Government Contracts (proceedings), Indiana Continuing Legal Education Foundation, April, 2000
Collaborative Practice Agreements for Advanced Practice Nurses: What You Should Know (Herman, J. and Ziel, S.), AACN Clinical Issues, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp.337-342
Medical Director Service Arrangements Must Comply with Applicable Laws, IMDA Economic News, September, 1999
Effective Corporate Compliance Programs: Incorporating Standards Into Practice, IHCA Update, July 22, 1999
Accessing Legal Services Online, AORN, February, 1999
Federal Regulations Governing Health Information Security Published, AORN, November, 1998
Managing the Risks of Electronic Records, Indianapolis Business Journal, September 14, 1998
Managing the Risks of Electronic Records, AORN, August, 1998
Classes/Seminars Taught
The Final Stark II Regulations: New Opportunities for Compliance, Indiana State Medical Association, CME Internet Simulcast, 2001
The Final HIPAA Privacy Regulations, Annual Meeting of the Indiana Federation of Ambulatory Surgery Centers, 2001
The Final HIPAA Privacy Regulations, MEDS, 2001
Proposed HIPAA Regulations: Issues of Security and Privacy in a Wired" Health Information System", 19th Annual Meeting & Educational Conference of The American Association of Nurse Attorneys, 2000
Compliance Programs for Small Physicians Practices, Annual Meeting of Indiana Chapter of Professional Association of Health Care Office Managers, 2000
Federal Regulatory Update: Fraud and Abuse, CMP, HIPAA, APC's, Annual Meeting of the 11th District of the Indiana State Medical Association, 2000
Legislative Update, Indiana University School of Nursing, 2000
Federal Regulatory Update: Fraud and Abuse, CMP, HIPAA, APC's, Indiana State Medical Association, 2000
Proposed HIPAA Regulations, Lorman Education Institute, 2000
Managing the Risks of Health Care Fraud and False Claims, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Foundation, 2000
Honors and Awards
Featured As Nurse Attorney by Indianapolis Star, Article, "She Wears Two Hats to Head Off Trouble in Health Care" Section (J-1), May 30, 1999
Featured By American Bar Association in September 1995 Issue of Barrister as 1 of 21 Young Lawyers Leading Profession into 21st Century ("A Lawyer's Zeal Transforms a School"), 1995
Leadership South Carolina - Participant, 1995 - 1996
Leadership South Carolina - Program Planning Committee, 1996 - 1997
South Carolina's Young Lawyer of the Year Award, 1994
South Carolina State Board of Education Award, 1994
United Way of the Midlands Volunteer of the Year, 1994
Who's Who Among American Law Students, 1989 - 1991
Outstanding Young Woman of America, 1981
Outstanding Young Woman of America, 1984
Outstanding Young Woman of America, 1986
People Person, Providence Hospital, 1985
Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing, 1980 - Present
Professional Associations and Memberships
American Bar Association, Health Law Section, 1991 - Present
Member
American Bar Association, Science & Technology Section, 1991 - Present
Member
American Health Lawyers Association, 1991 - Present
Health Information and Technology Committee
American Health Lawyers Association, 1991 - Present
Fraud and Abuse Committee
American Nurses Association, 1974 - Present
Member
South Carolina Nurses Association, 1983 - 1997
Member
Indiana Nurses Association, 1997 - Present
Member
Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., 1996 - 1998
Health Care Fraud Report Advisory Board
Indiana University School of Nursing, 1997 - Present
Adjunct Professor
Executive Women in Health Care, Inc., 2001
President
Executive Women in Health Care, Inc., 2000
Vice President
Executive Women in Health Care, Inc., 1999 - Present
Board of Directors
Executive Women in Health Care, Inc., 1997 - Present
Member
Indiana Chapter of The American Association of Nurse Attorneys, 2000 - 2002
President
Indiana Chapter of The American Association of Nurse Attorneys, 2000 - 2002
Board of Directors
Indiana Chapter of The American Association of Nurse Attorneys, 1997 - Present
Member
Indianapolis Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Foundation, Inc., 1999 - Present
Board of Directors
Indianapolis Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Foundation, Inc., 2000 - Present
Board Development Committee Chair
The American Association of Nurse Attorneys, 1989 - Present
Member
The American Association of Nurse Attorneys, 2000 - Present
Membership Task Force
The Journal of Nursing Law, 1996 - 1998
Editorial Board
University of Michigan, 1984 - Present
Department of Health Services Management and Policy Alumni Association
Women and Hi Tech, Inc., 2000 - Present
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