Health Care Attorney

Serves medical staffs, medical societies and physicians across the country. Practice areas include peer review, medical staff bylaws, National Practioner Data Bank and other physician disciplinary reports, federal Health Care Quality Improvement Act compliance, and other matters.

Director, Division of Physician Contracting & Medical Staff Affairs, California Medical Association
San Francisco, California
1988-1990

Oversaw a 15-person Division with responsibility for physician contracting and medical staff issues, including third-party payor contracts, clinical privileges, due process rights, hospital board relations, allied health practitioners, medical staff bylaws, peer review, and exclusive contracts; addressed medical staffs, medical societies and participated in seminars on medical staff and contracting legal and legislative issues; administered acute care hospital and ambulatory care survey programs under contract with state health department, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care; supervised 14 managers, administrators, analysts, and clerical staff.

Assistant Director; Associate Director, Division of Physician Contracting & Medical Staff Affairs, California Medical Association
1986-1988

Acted in Director's absence and assumed various responsibilities in medical staff and contracting legal issues.

Manager, Contract Evaluation/Negotiation Services Department, California Medical Association
1985-1988

Prepared and supervised preparation of objective analyses of individual physician, IPA and medical group contracts solicited by HMOs and other business entities in California and elsewhere; addressed medical staffs, medical societies and other groups on contracting issues.

Contract Coordinator, California Medical Association
1983-1985

Prepared objective analyses of individual physician, IPA and medical group contracts solicited by HMOs, PPOs and other business entities; addressed medical staffs, medical societies and other groups on physician contracting issues.

Memberships

State Bar of California
State Bar of Minnesota
American Society of Medical Association Counsel
President, 1995
American Health Lawyers Association
Faculty, National Association Medical Staff Services

Education

Juris Doctor 1982

George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Member, Jessup International Law Moot Court Board
Member, Jessup International Law Moot Court Team

Master of Arts, International Affairs 1981
George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
With Distinction in International Law

Bachelor of Arts 1978
Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota
Magna Cum Laude

Proficient in German and Portuguese languages

Contact

Elizabeth Snelson Mailing address 121 Virginia Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55102-2113 Telephone 651/293-0321 voice/voicemail 651/293-1003 fax Email: easesq@snelsonlaw.com