Patricia A. Rogers

Patricia Rogers is a healthcare lawyer whose practice is concentrated in the areas of federal and state administrative and regulatory compliance, healthcare transactions, and business consulting. Her experience includes Medicare fraud and abuse and Stark compliance and analysis; advising healthcare providers and business associates on HIPAA privacy, security and breach notification; representing hospitals, physicians, home health agencies, DME suppliers and other providers in voluntary refunds to federal payers and OIG self-disclosure submissions, disputes with private payers, ZPIC, MAC, RAC and CERT audits and appeals; developing joint venture arrangements with physicians and other healthcare providers; development of medical staff bylaws for hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers; counseling on physician employment arrangements, Medicare enrollment and billing; review and analysis of contracts; and organizing professional corporations and other professional entities.

As part of her practice, she also frequently assists hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and other healthcare facilities with issues related to state licensure and permits, expansion and relocation of facilities, obtaining psychiatric certificates of need, EMTALA compliance, Medicare conditions of participation and Joint Commission, DNV Healthcare, and AAAHC accreditation standards, including requirements related to changes in ownership, and advises physicians and practitioners regarding professional licensure standards.

Patricia is particularly regarded for her knowledge and expertise on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and leads the firm’s dedicated HIPAA Compliance and Health Privacy Team. Her extensive work in the area includes assisting clients in performing risk assessments under the HIPAA Security Rule, developing and implementing HIPAA compliance programs, including cybersecurity, responding to cyber and ransomware attacks, investigating potential breaches, and providing breach notifications. She also provides training to covered entities and their business associates.

She has previously served as leader of the firm’s Healthcare Group.

Her achievements have earned her inclusion in Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, The Best Lawyers in America (health care law; privacy and data security law) and Oklahoma Super Lawyers, where she has been named to its list of “Top 25 Women Lawyers.” She was selected by Best Lawyers as the “Oklahoma City Health Care Lawyer of the Year” for 2013, 2017, and 2021, honors only given to a single lawyer in each legal specialty in each market.

Prior to entering law school, Patricia was employed in management positions with healthcare institutions and served as the administrator for the institutional review board at an academic medical center. She was formerly an active duty and reserve officer in the U.S. Air Force Medical Service Corps.