Caitlin Forsyth focuses her practice on the health care industry, regularly providing guidance to health care providers on a wide spectrum of regulatory matters, including changes of ownership; federal and state licensure requirements; state health information privacy laws; Medicare and Medicaid coverage, reimbursement, and compliance; telemedicine; and other regulatory matters.
Caitlin also serves as general regulatory counsel for several clinical, molecular, and toxicology laboratories. She provides advice on an array of issues including: regulatory laws (e.g., CLIA, HIPAA, Stark, Anti-kickback, False Claims Act), billing and reimbursement, state law distinctions, government guidance (OIG Fraud Alerts and Advisory Opinions), documentation requests (particularly Medicare Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) audits), and phlebotomy/specimen collection.
Additional Qualifications:
- Legal Intern, Children’s Hospital, Seattle, 2013-2014
- Research Assistant, Professor Sallie Sanford, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, 2013-2014
- Legal Intern, MultiCare Health System, Tacoma, Wash., 2013
- Law Clerk, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Washington, Seattle, 2013
- Legal Intern, Washington State House of Representatives, Office of Program Research, Olympia, Wash., 2013 and 2012
- Research Assistant, Professor Anne Mastroianni, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, 2012-2013
- Research Assistant, Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research, Seattle, 2010-2011
Professional & Community Activities:
- American Bar Association
- American Health Lawyers Association
- Washington State Society for Healthcare Attorneys
- King County Bar Association
Education:
- J.D., University of Washington School of Law, 2014, with honors
- Managing Submissions Editor, Washington Journal of Law, Technology and Arts
- National Health Law Moot Court Team
- President, University of Washington Student Health Law Organization
- B.A., Biology, University of San Diego, 2010, magna cum laude
- Trustees Scholar
- Honors distinction
Cost
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