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Areas of Emphasis
- Healthcare Law
- Government Investigations
- Regulatory Compliance Counsel and Advice
Distinctions
- AV-rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Healthcare and Healthcare: Regulatory
- Mid-South Super Lawyers®, Health Care
- Administrator, Healthcare corporation, 1994-97
- Registered Health Information Management Administrator
Education & Honors
- Memphis State University, J.D., 1993
- University of Tennessee, B.S., Health Information Management Administration, with honors, 1986
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Associations
- American Health Lawyers Association
- Medical Group Managers Association
- Healthcare Financial Management Association
- American Health Information Management Association
- IPA Association of America
- American Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Health Law Section
- Memphis Bar Association
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1993
- U.S. District Court
- Tennessee: Western District
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Legal Experience
- Analysis of regulatory issues arising in structuring joint ventures and management relationships.
- Counseling health care clients regarding compliance with the Medicare and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse laws, the Stark Act, state fraud and abuse and self referral acts, certificate of needs issues, fee splitting and corporate practice of medicine issues.
- Advising clients regarding government investigations.
- Conducting internal corporate investigations, compliance reviews and audits.
- Structuring employment agreements, medical directorships, leases and other transactions with physicians.
- Assisting with federal and state licensure certification.
- Providing counsel on managed care and other contracting issues, reimbursement issues and health care policies and procedures.
- Advising on HIPAA privacy issues and development of HIPAA compliance programs.
- Advising on all areas of EMTALA compliance.
- Providing practical, creative operational advice to complex questions drawing upon previous experience as a healthcare administrator and quality manager.
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Author, Compliance Chapter, Fundamentals of Law for Health Informatics and Information Management, American Health Information Management Association, May 2008.
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