About QMCG - Consultants

Elisabeth A. Squeglia Consultant and Principal Partner, Bricker & Eckler LLP

Areas of Practice

Insurance regulation, health care and government affairs. Specific experience in the formation of domestic insurance companies, HMOs, off shore captives and risk retention groups; insurance insolvency matters; IMSA assessments and compliance audits for insurance companies; HIPAA privacy; managed care contracting; corporate transactions involving insurance companies or health care organizations.

Representative Experience

• Represents health care systems, managed care organizations, provider networks and insurance companies in health care, insurance and managed care issues. 
• Assists health care and insurance clients in compliance matters, including state regulatory compliance and HIPAA privacy.
• Assists clients in the development or acquisition of insurance companies, managed care organizations and provider networks.
• Independent IMSA assessor.
• Performs HIPAA audits for health plans and health care providers.
• Special Counsel to the Ohio Superintendent of Insurance.
• Former chief of staff for the Ohio Senate Republican caucus. 

Education

B.A., The Ohio State University, 1971

J.D., The Ohio State University College of Law, 1978

Representative Sample of Recent Speeches, Presentations, Publications

Recent presentations include:

• Compliance with HIPAA Regulations on Security and Privacy of Health Care Information
• What Employers Need to Know about HIPAA Privacy Regulations
• Application of HIPAA Privacy Regulations to Athletic Teams
• Top 10 Things Agents Need to Do to Be Prepared for HIPAA
• Medical Staff HIPAA Work Plan 
• What Plan Sponsors Need to Know about the HIPAA Privacy Regulations
• Workers' Compensation and the HIPAA Privacy Rule
• What TPAs Need to Know about the HIPAA Privacy Regulations
• How To Conduct a HIPAA Privacy Audit
• Top 10 Reasons Hospitals Lose Money on Managed Care Contracts

Contact Bette at: esqueglia@bricker.com