Daria's practice ranges from transactional matters to general counsel services. She has extensive experience with the merger and acquisition of hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, assisted living facilities, home health and hospice programs, group practices, and other provider entities. She guides clients through the regulatory aspects of capital projects and other strategic initiatives. Active in health care reform matters, Daria is currently working with clients on ACO formation, clinical integration and affiliation, and similar arrangements. In addition, Daria provides experienced counsel in areas of contracting, patient care/risk management matters, privacy and security of patient information (HIPAA), and addressing adverse events, including crisis management.
After beginning her legal career at Mintz Levin, she served as Vice President of Legal Services at Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Massachusetts. While at Lahey, she provided comprehensive general counsel services, advising physician leaders and management on all aspects of the Lahey delivery system, which includes a tertiary care teaching hospital, licensed primary care and specialty clinics, and a community group practice network.
A Mintz Levin Pro Bono Award recipient, Daria brings years of domestic violence advocacy to educate providers on domestic violence’s impact on the workplace and patient care. She is a participant in Mintz Levin’s pro bono Domestic Violence Project and was director of the project from 1993 to 1999. She is a local and national speaker on domestic violence-related issues, particularly regarding domestic violence in the workplace and in the health care setting. She has been a guest lecturer on this topic at Boston College School of Nursing, the Harvard School of Public Health, and Stonehill College, and at grand rounds at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Recognitions & Awards
- Best Lawyers in America: Health Care Law (2013)
- Chambers USA: Massachusetts – Healthcare (2013)
- Nightingale’s Healthcare News: Outstanding Hospital Lawyer (2008)
- Mintz Levin Pro Bono Award (1997)
Professional & Community Involvement
- Member, American Health Lawyers Association
- Chair, AHLA ACO Task Force State Regulatory Issues Subcommittee
- Member, Boston Bar Association
- Chair, BBA Health Law Section Membership Committee
- Director, StonehamBank, A Co-operative Bank, Stoneham, Massachusetts
- Member, Community Advisory Board, Community Legal Services and Counseling Center
Daria's practice ranges from transactional matters to general counsel services. She has extensive experience with the merger and acquisition of hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, assisted living facilities, home health and hospice programs, group practices, and other provider entities. She guides clients through the regulatory aspects of capital projects and other strategic initiatives. Active in health care reform matters, Daria is currently working with clients on ACO formation, clinical integration and affiliation, and similar arrangements. In addition, Daria provides experienced counsel in areas of contracting, patient care/risk management matters, privacy and security of patient information (HIPAA), and addressing adverse events, including crisis management.
After beginning her legal career at Mintz Levin, she served as Vice President of Legal Services at Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Massachusetts. While at Lahey, she provided comprehensive general counsel services, advising physician leaders and management on all aspects of the Lahey delivery system, which includes a tertiary care teaching hospital, licensed primary care and specialty clinics, and a community group practice network.
A Mintz Levin Pro Bono Award recipient, Daria brings years of domestic violence advocacy to educate providers on domestic violence’s impact on the workplace and patient care. She is a participant in Mintz Levin’s pro bono Domestic Violence Project and was director of the project from 1993 to 1999. She is a local and national speaker on domestic violence-related issues, particularly regarding domestic violence in the workplace and in the health care setting. She has been a guest lecturer on this topic at Boston College School of Nursing, the Harvard School of Public Health, and Stonehill College, and at grand rounds at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Recognitions & Awards
- Best Lawyers in America: Health Care Law (2013)
- Chambers USA: Massachusetts – Healthcare (2013)
- Nightingale’s Healthcare News: Outstanding Hospital Lawyer (2008)
- Mintz Levin Pro Bono Award (1997)
Professional & Community Involvement
- Member, American Health Lawyers Association
- Chair, AHLA ACO Task Force State Regulatory Issues Subcommittee
- Member, Boston Bar Association
- Chair, BBA Health Law Section Membership Committee
- Director, StonehamBank, A Co-operative Bank, Stoneham, Massachusetts
- Member, Community Advisory Board, Community Legal Services and Counseling Center
Publications
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Accountable Care Organization Member Briefing, ACO Task Force of the American Health Lawyers Association ()
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Author,
Nonprofit Divestiture: Preparing for the Sale, Long-Term Living ()
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Author,
7 Steps to Divestiture Every Nonprofit Should Follow, Long-Term Living ()
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Co-author,
Understanding the Implications of Proposed Legal Structure Requirements of Accountable Care Organizations, Health Care Reform Advisory ()
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Co-author,
CMS and OIG Issue Joint Notice, Solicit Comments Related to Waivers of Fraud and Abuse Provisions for Accountable Care Organizations, Health Care Reform Alert ()
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Private Equity's Interest in Non-Profit Hospitals: What's Next, HealthLeaders Media ()
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Author,
Emergency Care - Will Health Care Reform Come to the Rescue?, Health Care Reform Advisory ()
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Co-author,
The Medical Home — A New Foundation for Health Care, Health Care Reform Advisory ()
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Author,
Massachusetts DPH Releases Final Rules for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturers’ Conduct, Health Law Alert ()
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Co-author,
Crisis Communications, Oncology Issues ()
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Co-author,
Key Issues in Physician Employment Contracts, Oncology Issues ()
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Co-author,
Stark III, Oncology Issues ()
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Co-author,
OIG Issues Advisory Opinion on Joint Venture Buy-Outs, Oncology Issues ()
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Co-author,
Clinical Trials Expand Medicare PET Coverage: While OIG Scrutinizes Billing in 2007, Oncology Issues ()
Speaking Engagements
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Panelist,
HIT and Data Sharing Issues for the ACO,
Accountable Care Organizations Bootcamp Webinar Series, Part III,
American Health Lawyers Association, Webinar
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Speaker,
The State of ACOs,
Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues,
American Health Lawyers Association, Baltimore, MD
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Speaker,
Business Associate Agreements and the New HIPAA Rule,
Strafford Publications, Webinar
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Speaker,
Individual Liability for Corporate Officers/Executives: Current Issues,
LTC Legal and Operations Committee Annual Meeting,
Long Term Care Risk Legal Forum, Las Vegas, NV
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Speaker,
Challenges in the World of Hospital Mergers: The Hurdles of For-Profits Acquiring Non-Profits,
The American Bar Association Health Law Section, Business Law Section, and the ABA Center for Professional Development, Webinar
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Moderator,
Healthcare Reinvented: Emerging Opportunities and Collaborations Stemming from Health Reform,
ALPFA Boston Healthcare Summit,
ALPFA Boston Healthcare, Watertown, MA
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Panelist,
Challenges in the World of Hospital Mergers: Hurdles for For-Profits Acquiring Nonprofits,
American Bar Association
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Moderator,
Health Care Policy: The Patrick Administration's Viewpoint,
Boston Bar Association, Boston, MA
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Panelist,
Overview of the Medicare Shared Savings Program Final Regulations, Part III: CMS & OIG Final Interim Rule on Program Waivers,
Overview of the Medicare Shared Savings Program Final Regulations, Part III: CMS & OIG Final Interim,
American Health Lawyers Association, Webinar
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Speaker,
Nuts and Bolts of Accountable Care: ACOs and Beyond,
AHLA
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Moderator,
Choice and Change: Innovations in Consumer Centric Healthcare,
BioInnovations Conference,
MIT, Cambridge, MA
Newsroom
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Mintz Levin Represents New England Sinai Hospital in Acquisition by Steward Health Care System, LLC, ()
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Sixty Mintz Levin Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America, 2013 Edition, ()
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Mintz Levin Represents Lowell General Hospital in Merger with Saints Medical Center, ()
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Mintz Levin Attorney Daria Niewenhous to Speak at ALPFA Healthcare Summit, ()
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Mintz Levin Represents hopeFound in Merger with Pine Street Inn, ()
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Featured in
BNA Insights: Healthcare, BNA ()
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Mintz Levin Attorneys Christi Braun and Daria Niewenhous to Speak at AHLA Program on Healthcare Accountable Care Organizations, ()
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Daria Niewenhous Named by Nightingale to 2008 List of Outstanding Hospital Lawyers, ()
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Mintz Levin Promotes Nine Attorneys to Members of the Firm, ()