Tara Cowell

Experience

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  St. Joseph Health System

  Feb 1997 - Jul 1997

  RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT

  Researched bench-marking data for Research and Development department for statistical comparative use in hospital quality assurance.

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  Premier, Inc

  Apr 1998 - Oct 1999

  LEGAL INTERN

  Worked with the general counsel on a variety of projects including: the restructuring of the largest healthcare GPO in America which resulted from the merger of three large corporations; subpoena compliance and corporate liaison with external law firm; the reorganization and design of contracting formats for product purchasing on behalf of member organizations; drafting and negotiations for contracts in multiple areas; development of a Safe Harbor compliance manual for use throughout the corporation. Show less

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  St. Joseph Health System

  Feb 2000 - Sept 2009

  Providing a wide array of general legal advice to a major non-profit health system, which includes multiple Acute Care Hospitals, Clinics, Medical Groups and Foundations; Developing corporate compliance policies, including Philanthropy, Mental Health Research, Scientific Misconduct, Law Enforcement, Publications, and Conflict of Interest policies; Conducting compliance audit of research conducted at all health system entities; Providing education to physicians, administration and other hospital personnel in research compliance and labor and employment; Providing guidance on fraud and abuse compliance and interpretation of anti-kickback and self-referral laws; Extensive contractual drafting and negotiating experience; Areas of specialization include labor and clinical research, contracting and labor and Show less

  • CORPORATE COUNSEL

    Nov 2000 - Sept 2009

  • LAW CLERK

    Jun 2000 - Nov 2000

  • RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

    Feb 2000 - Jun 2000
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  Children's Hospital of Orange County

  Jan 2003 - Sept 2009

  Consultant

  Providing legal support to Office of Research Administration, this department begins more than 100 new research protocols each year. Develop and review policies and procedures; Review and negotiate clinical trial agreements; Serve as Institutional Review Board Chair for both Industry and In-House Institutional Review Boards; General advice and counsel on research related matters.

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  Cowell Law Corporation

  Sept 2009 - Feb 2011

  President

  The Cowell Law Corporation provides a unique alternative to larger law firms for certain transactional matters. With expertise in healthcare law, clinical research legal and ethical matters, and general corporate transactions, we provide high quality, timely legal services at affordable rates.

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  Providence St. Joseph Health

  Feb 2011 - May 2019

  Associate General Counsel Southern California Region

  Associate General Counsel for St. Joseph Hospital of Orange, St. Jude Medical Center, Mission Hospital and St. Mary Medical Center.

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  Cowell Law Corporation

  Apr 2019 - now

  President