Barry S. Herrin

• Martindale-Hubbell's top ("AV") Peer Review Rating *
• Recognized by Chambers and Partners, USA, as one of Georgia Leaders, Healthcare (2009-2013)
• American College of Healthcare Executives Senior-Level Healthcare Executive Regent's Award (2012)
• American College of Healthcare Executives Distinguished Service Award (2011)
• American Health Information Management Association, Certified in Healthcare Privacy and Security (CHPS) (2010)
• North Carolina Health Information Management Association Honorary Member (2010)
• American College of Healthcare Executives Service Award (2008)
• Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) (2007)
• Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP "Good Egg" (2004)
• Georgia Health Information Management Association Champion Award (2004)
• Nominee, American Health Information Management Association Triumph Award (2004)
• James E. West Fellowship, Alapaha Area Council Boy Scouts of America (2002)
• Claude M. Scarborough, Jr. Pro Bono Award, 1999
• U.S. Air Force Auxiliary (Civil Air Patrol) Lifesaving Medal (1998)
• Silver Beaver Award, Atlanta Area Council Boy Scouts of America (1996)
• Georgia Defense Humanitarian Service Award (1994)

* CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure's standards and policies.

• American Bar Association, Health Law Section, Vice-Chair, Membership Committee (2008-2011)
• The Florida Bar, Health Law Section
• State Bar of Georgia, Health Law Section
• North Carolina Bar Association, Health Law Section
• American Health Lawyers Association
• Florida Academy of Healthcare Attorneys
• Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys
• North Carolina Society of Health Care Attorneys
• American College of Healthcare Executives, Diplomate (2004); National Book of the Year Committee (2006–2009); Fellow (2007)
• Georgia Association of Healthcare Executives, Chair, Bylaws Committee (2007-Present); Chair, Finance Committee (2007-2009); Chair, Sponsorship Committee (2009-Present); Board of Directors 
• International Association of Privacy Professionals
• Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
• American Health Information Management Association, Privacy and Security Practice Council Member (2004-2006); Action Community for e-HIM Excellence (2007-present); Candidate for Fellowship (2007); Certified in Healthcare Privacy and Security (CHPS) (2010); EHR Practice Council Member (2011-Present) 
• Georgia Health Information Management Association, Member, Release of Information Certificate Development Committee (2007-2009); Legislative Committee Co-Chair (2009-2010); Board of Directors (2010-2011)
• The Sedona Conference®, Member, Working Group 1 on Electronic Document Retention and Production
• Editorial Advisory Boards, HIPAA Training Alert and Health Information Compliance Alert
• Southern Claims Conference, Chair (2002-2003); Executive Committee (2000-2003); Faculty (1995-2003)
• Leadership Board, Georgia State University College of Law Graduate Health Law Network (2000-2004)

• Life Member, National Eagle Scout Association
• International Representative, Boy Scouts of America, Atlanta Area Council
• JROTC Awards Coordinator, Sons of the American Revolution, Piedmont Chapter
• Colonel, United States Air Force Auxiliary (Civil Air Patrol), Chief of the Legal Officer Corps 
• Certified Lay Speaker, North Georgia Conference, United Methodist Church
• Certified Wilderness First Responder
• Advanced Open Water Diver

• "Long Distance Records: Requesting and Managing the Records of Foreign Nationals," Journal of AHIMA, April 2012
• "Communicating Through the EHR," Journal of AHIMA, February 2012
• Co-Author, Georgia Hospital Law Manual, Consents and Advance Directives Section (1997, 2005 and 2011 eds.)
• Author and Co-Author, Georgia Health Information Management Association Legal Manual (2002, 2006 and 2011 rev. eds.)
• Co-Author, "Hospitals and Their Local Communities - A Beneficial and Necessary Partnership," SML Perspectives, Volume Three, 2011
• Co-Author, "Non-Profit Health Care Organizations and Joint Real Estate Ventures - The Pitfalls of Choosing a Business Entity," SML Perspectives, Volume One, 2011
• "Cybersecurity Insurance: Considering Coverage for Data Breaches," Journal of AHIMA, January 2011
• "Why Can't We Be "Friends"? Online Interactions Between Patients and Health Care Providers," SML Perspectives, December 2010
• Co-Author, "A Snapshot of Patient Privacy - Why New Camera Technologies Present a Challenge for Health Care Facilities," SML Perspectives, December 2010 
• "Breaches of Unsecured PHI after HITECH: A Suggested Framework for Investigation," 2010 University of Florida Risk Rx, Vol. 7, No. 3, July-September 2010
• "PHI Faux Pas: Social Media And The Unauthorized Disclosure Of PHI" – American Health Lawyers Association's Health Lawyers Weekly, Vol. VIII, Issue 17, April 30, 2010
• "Breaches of Unsecured PHI after HITECH: A Suggested Framework for Investigation," Florida Society for Hospital Risk Management and Patient Safety Risk Review, March 12, 2010
• "County Governments and the FCC's 'Red Flag' Regulation," Georgia County Government, July 2009
• "Release of Information on Deceased Patients," Journal of AHIMA, January 2009
• "Professional Practice Solutions:  Releasing Records from Other Providers," Journal of AHIMA, November/December 2008
• "Healthcare Leadership Lessons from the Military," Atlanta Hospital News, November 2008
• "Outsourcing HIM Functions to Europe:  A Perilous Atlantic Crossing", Journal of AHIMA, September 2008
• Editor and Co-Author, South Carolina Health Information Management Association Legal Manual (2007 rev. ed.)
• "Identity Proofing - Just a Fancy Name for Verification?" - Journal of the American Health Information Management Association, May 2007
• "Security Rule Blues – The Compliance Deadline Has Passed – Now What?" – Physicians Practice, May 2005
• "Informed Consent, It's Not Just a Piece of Paper" – Physicians Practice, April 2005
• "Pay For Performance: The Case For Quality As An Integrating And Incentivizing Factor" – Health Lawyers News, February 2004
• "Practical Considerations of HIPAA Privacy Rules: Dispelling the Myths, Raising Awareness" – Clinician News Magazine, January/February 2003
• "Tales from the Dark Side: Real Privacy Nightmares from HIPAA Assessment Engagements" – American Health Lawyers Association's Hospitals and Health Systems Rx, Vol. 4, Issue 2 (Winter 2002)
• Legal Advisory Regarding New Georgia Hospital Licensure Regulation, Georgia Hospital Association GHA Regulatoryline, December 20, 2002
• "Health Information Privacy: A New Burden for Self-Insured Employers," Health Care Buyer Magazine, December 2002/January 2003
• "Advance Directives: Who's In Control?", North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, November 25, 2002
• "Georgia's New 'Survivor' Rule - Winning the 'Immunity' Challenge," Greater Atlanta Health Information Management Association News, November 2002

• "Clinical Documentation Improvement as a Response to Federal Recoupment Strategies," Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists Annual Meeting, May 2012 in San Diego, California
• "Data Integrity and the Official Patient Record: Destination or Journey?", American Health Information Management Association Legal EHR Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, August 2011
• "Legal Issues in Implementation of an Electronic Health Record," Arizona Health Information Management Association Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, June 2011
• "The Path to EHR Implementation: Strategies for Success," Northeast Florida Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives, Pensacola, Florida, May 2011
• "Walking the Social Media Tightrope: Understanding the Risks that Surround Social Media," Association for Home and Hospice Care of North Carolina, Durham, North Carolina, May 2011
• "Investigating Breaches of Protected Health Information Under HITECH," Georgia Hospital Association Compliance Officers Roundtable, Barnsley Gardens, Georgia, March 2011
• "Legal Issues in Healthcare," Georgia Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives, Atlanta, Georgia, December 2010
• "Legal Issues," Northeast Florida Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives, The Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, September 2010
• "Federal and State Compliance Issues," Georgia Chapter of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Atlanta, Georgia, September 2010
• "Investigating Breaches of Protected Health Information Under HITECH," Tennessee Health Information Management Association Annual Meeting, Chattanooga, Tennessee, April 2010
• "The Legal Electronic Health Record: Beyond Definition," Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council, October 2009
• "Managed Care Contracting: Maximizing Reimbursement and Contract Compliance," Georgia Society of Managed Care Annual Meeting, Young Harris, Georgia, October 2009
• "HITECH: The Economic Stimulus Package and Its Impact on HIPAA," The Florida Bar Health Law Section’s Fundamentals of Florida Healthcare Law, Orlando, Florida, September 2009
• "Managing External Health Information," Lorman Education Services National Teleseminar, July 2009
• "Going Out of Network: Pitfalls and Opportunities," Multistate Hospital Managed Care Conference, Savannah, Georgia, April 2009
• "Legal Issues Regarding the Electronic Health Record," Scottsdale Institute, October 2008
• "E-Discovery Hot Topics," American Health Information Management Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, October 2008
• "The Legal EHR:  Beyond Definition," American Health Information Management Association Legal EHR Conference, Chicago, Illinois, August 2008
• "Defining the Legal Electronic Health Record: Much Ado About Nothing?", North Carolina Health Information Management Association Annual Meeting, Asheville, North Carolina, May 2008
• "Everything I Need to Know About Leadership I Learned in the Boy Scouts," American Health Information Management Association AOE Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, July 2007
• "Practical and Legal Considerations of the Interoperable Electronic Health Record," Florida Health Information Management Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, June 2007 
• "Issues Surrounding Defining the Legal Electronic Health Record," American Health Information Management Association Legal EHR Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, June 2007
• "State and Federal Compliance Matters," American Academy of Medical Management, Atlanta, Georgia, April 2007
• "Moving Health Information in an Emergency," National Emergency Management Summit, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2007
• "Disaster Response and Business Continuity: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina," American Health Information Management Association Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado, October 2006
• "HIPAA Privacy: A Three Year Look Back," Thirteenth National HIPAA Summit, Washington DC, September 2006
• "Teaching Legal and Ethical Aspects in the Age of the EHR – HIM 'At The Movies'," American Health Information Management Association AOE Symposium, Nashville, Tennessee, June 2006
• "Practical and Legal Considerations in Establishing a Personal Health Record," California Health Information Association Annual Meeting, Rancho Mirage, California, June 2006
• "HIPAA Privacy: Tales from the Dark Side," Arkansas Health Information Management Association Annual Meeting, Hot Springs, Arkansas, May 2006
• "Practical and Legal Considerations in Establishing an Electronic Health Record," Twelfth National HIPAA Summit, Washington DC, April 2006
• "Planning for Pandemonium: Preparing for Pandemic Flu and Other Disasters – Part V: Health Information Issues," American Health Lawyers Association, National Audio Seminar, February 2006
• "Practical and Legal Considerations in Establishing a Personal Health Record and the Role of the Personal Health Information Manager," American Health Information Management Association Annual Conference, San Diego, California, October 2005
• "Pay for Performance: Using Quality as Your Benchmarking Standard," Professional Association of Health Care Office Managers Annual Meeting, Louisville, Kentucky, September 2005
• "Impacts of Pay for Performance in the Self-Funded Arena," Georgia Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, Annual Summer Meeting, Hilton Head, South Carolina, July 2005
• "State and Federal Audits," Medical Association of Georgia, Law and the Physician Symposium, Amelia Island, Florida, July 2005
• "Teaching HIPAA Compliance: Tales from the Dark Side," American Health Information Management Association AOE Symposium, St. Louis, Missouri, June 2005
• "Solutions to Sticky HIPAA Issues," American Health Information Management Association National Audio Seminar, April 2005
• "HIPAA Security Risk Analysis: The Health Plan and Provider Perspective," Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange Fall 2004 Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, November 2004
• "Release of Information: Cutting Through the Frustration," Institute for Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 20th Annual Medical Malpractice Institute, Amelia Island, Florida, November 2004
• "Corporate Compliance – Or Corporate Complacency?" North Carolina Chapter of the American Society of Healthcare Risk Managers, Greensboro, North Carolina, November 2004
• Guest Lecturer, Darton College Health Information Technology Program, Albany, Georgia, October 2004
• "Pay for Performance: How Quality Can Help You Integrate With Physicians in Managed Care," Dixon Hughes Healthcare Financial Strategies Conference, Charleston, South Carolina, May 2004
• "Privacy Nightmares and Practical Solutions," American Health Lawyers Association Technology and Health Law Forum, San Francisco, California, October 2003
• "The New Georgia Hospital Licensure Rules," Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, May 2003
• "Tales From the Dark Side: Real Privacy Nightmares from HIPAA Assessments," Sixth National HIPAA Summit, Washington, DC, March 2003
• "Advance Directives and Physician Assisted Suicide," Rockdale Hospital and Health System Medical Staff Grand Rounds, Conyers, Georgia, January 2003
• "HIPAA Compliance for Third Party Administrators and Self-Funded Health Plans," North American Group Underwriters Association Winter Meeting, Denver, Colorado, November 2002
• "HIPAA Requirements for Hospital Chaplains and Volunteers," Georgia Society of Healthcare Chaplains Annual Meeting, St. Simons Island, Georgia, September 2002
• "HIPAA: Is It Out of Control?" 24th Annual Health Law Forum, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina, September 2002
• "Legal Implications of HIPAA," Crisp Hughes Evans Facility Management Conference, Charleston, South Carolina, May 2002
• "HIPAA Obligations of Insurers and Third Party Administrators," Southern Claims Conference, Orlando, Florida, April 2002
• "HIPAA for Insurers: An Overview," Southern Claims Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, April 2001
• "Medical Records in Litigation," Roswell Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department, Roswell, Georgia, July 2000
• "Medical Records in Litigation," Georgia District III EMS Directors Meeting, Marietta, Georgia, June 2000
• "Healthspeak: The New Vocabulary of Health Care Reform," Southern Claims Conference, Panama City Beach, Florida, June 1998