Our Attorneys
W. Clark Stanton, Partner
Clark Stanton focuses his practice in health law, representing hospitals, medical staffs and health care providers and organizations. He advises on operational and regulatory matters, including medical staff credentialing and peer review, medical confidentiality/HIPAA, and patient treatment matters. In the medical staff area, Clark counsels his clients on a variety of credentialing and peer review matters, ranging from investigations and hearings to assistance with medical staff and other peer review organizational issues, including peer review confidentiality and review and revision of medical staff bylaws and rules/regulations. He has served as a hearing officer in medical staff hearings. In the privacy area, Clark handles matters related to health records privacy and security issues, counseling clients on disclosure and remediation issues, including state and federal laws governing privacy breach notice and remediation, as well as OIG investigations and government agency access issues.
Additional Qualifications
- Former Partner, Musick Peeler & Garrett, Los Angeles and San Francisco
- Past Faculty Member, Joint Commission Programs on the Medical Staff
- Past Member, Joint Biomedical Ethics Committee of the Los Angeles County Medical Association and Los Angeles County Bar Association
Presentations
“Patient Privacy and Security: Data Breach Reporting,” Health Care Webinar Series, 09.17.09
“New HITECH Privacy and Security Laws,” California Hospital Association (CHA) Web Seminar, 06.30.09 & 07.01.09
“Legalities & Realities: Today’s Medical Staff Services,” Optima Healthcare Insurance Services, Arcadia and Fairfield, Calif., 06.02.09 & 06.04.09
“Legal Update on Statutory and Case Law Developments for 2008,” California Association Medical Staff Services (CAMSS), Central Valley Chapter, 12.10.08
“New Privacy Laws for Health Information,” California Hospital Association (CHA) Web Seminar, 11.12.08
“Coordinating the Role of the Hospital and the Medical Staff in Quality of Care Investigations,” 2008 Health Care Regulatory and Compliance Update, San Francisco, 05.01.08
“The Legal Landscape in Disasters,” Disaster Planning for California Hospitals, Sacramento, Calif., 09.01.06
“Peer Review after Poliner: Will Anyone Participate,” American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA), Annual Meeting, San Diego, Calif., 06.01.05
“Year in Review,” California Association Medical Staff Services (CAMSS), Annual Meeting, 2004
Advisories
SB 700: California Legislature Makes Changes to Peer Review and Reporting Requirements, 11.04.10
CDPH Issues $675,000 in Fines to 5 Hospitals over Privacy Breaches, 06.16.10
Disability Claims by Physicians: News for Physician Groups and Medical Staffs, 03.23.10
HHS Issues Rule on Breach Notification for Unsecured Protected Health Information, 08.25.09
FTC Issues Final Rule on Breach Reporting by Personal Health Record Providers, 08.24.09
New California Laws Strengthen Patient Privacy, 10.03.08
CMS Finally Issues Informed Guidance on Informed Consent: 2004 Interpretive Guidelines Revised, 05.14.07
Books / Publications
“Court Decision Ends a Century of Secrecy,” Davis Wright Tremaine Mid-Year Pro Bono Report, September 2009
“California Health Information Privacy Manual,” California Hospital Association, lead author, 2009
Consent Manual, California Hospital Association, published annually, contributing editor, 1986-present
Professional & Community Activities
- Member, 1985-present; President, 1995-1996 – California Society for Healthcare Attorneys
- Moderator, Credentialing and Peer Review E-mail Discussion List, American Health Lawyers Association, 1998-present
- American Society for Healthcare Risk Managers, 2001-present
- Chair, 2000-2001; Vice Chair, 1996-2000 – Medical Staff Credentialing and Peer Review Practice Group, American Health Lawyers Association
- American Health Lawyers Association, 1985-present
Professional Recognition
- Named as one of “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business” in Healthcare (California) by Chambers USA, 2005-2010
- Selected to “Northern California Super Lawyers” in Health Care Law, Law & Politics, 2006-2007, 2010
