Barbara D. Knothe
111 Great Neck Road
Suite 503
Great Neck, NY 11021

350 Bedford Avenue
Suite 406A
Stamford, CT 06901

Phone 516-393-2219
Fax 516-466-5964
bknothe@gwtlaw.com
  Practice Groups
Business
Finance and Real Estate
Health Care
HIPAA Compliance
Technology

Year Joined
1994

Education
Pace Law School (J.D.,1984)
SUNY Brockport (B.S.N.,1977)

Bar Admission(s)
New York, 1985
Connecticut, 2003

Court Admission(s)
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Connecticut Superior Court

Bar Affiliation(s)
New York State Bar Association
Connecticut Bar Association
American Bar Association (Health Care and Business Law Sections)

Other Affiliation(s)
American Health Lawyers Association

Biography
Barbara D. Knothe, a senior attorney in Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, P.C.’s Health Care Practice Group, has over 20 years of experience in the health care field.

A registered nurse with critical care experience, Ms. Knothe specializes in the representation of health care providers, with special emphasis on general health care, regulatory and corporate transactions. Her clients include hospitals, physicians, home health agencies and other health industry providers.

Ms. Knothe has particular expertise in regulatory and JCAHO, HIPAA, EMTALA, 340B Program, licensure and treatment issues, as well as physician and medical staff issues and health care transactions. She has been actively involved in the development and implementation of various types of compliance programs for numerous health care facilities and systems. Ms. Knothe represents physicians and other licensees in investigations before the Office of Professional Medical Conduct and other disciplinary agencies, and in hearings before Medicare and other payors.

Ms. Knothe has been a frequent speaker on EMTALA, JCAHO, HIPAA and other federal and state regulatory issues, as well as treatment issues.

Ms. Knothe was a contributing author of the “Legal Manual for New York Physicians,” a collaborative effort of the New York State Bar Association and the Medical Society of the State of New York, and is a frequent contributor to the New York Health Law Update.

Ms. Knothe received her B.S.N. from SUNY Brockport in 1977 and her J.D. from Pace Law School in 1984.

Publications

Office-Based Surgery Now Regulated, New York Law Journal, December 17, 2007
 
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