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The Health Law Blog published by the State Bar of Wisconsin covers legal issues affecting health care providers and organizations in Wisconsin. Topics include regulatory compliance, health care business transactions, Medicaid funding and reimbursement, advanced practice nursing laws, patient privacy under HIPAA, workplace violence prevention in health care settings, and interactions with law enforcement. The blog addresses changes in state and federal health care laws, operational and employment law implications for medical practices, and strategies for legal risk management in health care delivery. It serves as a resource for attorneys advising health care clients on evolving legal and regulatory challenges in the Wisconsin health care system.
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Technology is Expanding the Wisconsin Clinical Research Map
lives outside of the main metro areas, access to clinical research studies has been primarily limited to trials initiated by the two academic medical health centers located in
Milwaukee and
Madison.
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What They Don’t Know Can Hurt Them: Serving as Counselor to Independent Providers
“I didn’t expect her to be sobbing,” explained my client, telling me they had just called off the sale of a practice to a long-time employee. The would-be buyer of the practice was not the only one disappointed. My client…
APRN Modernization: How Attorneys Can Prepare their Health Care Clients
Recently, health care professionals are asking a lot of questions about Wisconsin’s new APRN Modernization Act (2025 WI 17), and for good reason. This legislation, which was signed into law Aug. 8, 2025, and goes into effect Sept.…
Proposed House Bill Freezes Provider Tax Revenue: What It Means for Wisconsin Medicaid
It is well known that Wisconsin’s Medicaid program, like those of all states, plays a ubiquitous role in providing residents access to health care.

Zeke Shen, U.W. 2023, is an attorney with
Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, PC
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Interacting with Law Enforcement: Reproductive Health Privacy and ICE Enforcement
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Keeping Health Care Workers Safe: Workplace Violence Prevention Programs
Workers in the health care industries face the highest rates of workplace violence and are five times more likely to be subjected to violence at work than the public, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Violence against…
How Lawyers Can Help Clients Maintain Accurate Medical Records
It happens so easily these days. A nurse at a hospital is trying to be efficient with their shift, so they pull multiple patients’ medications from the Pyxis machine prior to making their evening rounds. A conversation is had with…
Succession Planning for Ambulatory Surgery Centers and Their Physician Investors
“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants,” said Sir Isaac Newton of the contributions his predecessors made to his own work.1The same might be said by a young physician today, reflecting…
Pharmacists in Wisconsin: A Legal Primer
The pharmacy field is growing nationally and in Wisconsin, providing various opportunities and roles for pharmacists to expand their scope of practice. This article provides a brief overview of the licensure requirements in Wisconsin for pharmacists to help attorneys advise…