Aaron Perry Email & Phone Number

Burlington, Vermont, United States

Chief Legal Counsel for statewide Accountable Care Organization (ACO) participating in an all payer model. Lead and manage all legal services for OneCare Vermont (OneCare), an affiliate of the University of Vermont Health Network, advising it on the legal aspects of a wide range of operational and business issues, including legal and regulatory compliance, clinical integration (including related antitrust issues), all payer model participation (including Next Generation ACO, Medicaid, and commercial), value-based contracting, privacy (including HIPAA and state law), data governance, network membership, population health and innovation initiatives, social determinants of health initiatives, vendor contracting, IT contracting, and litigation management. Directly advise and educate the OneCare Board of Directors regarding governance and fiduciary duty matters and relevant legal and regulatory issues and draft and maintain board documents. Advise on extensive State of Vermont regulatory scheme for ACOs and interface and negotiate extensively with State regulators. Actively engage in, along with other members of the OneCare senior executive team, establishing the strategic direction of and providing executive guidance and oversight to OneCare.

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Division Vice President and General Counsel for the Midwest Division of CommonSpirit Health. Lead and manage legal team and responsible for conducting and managing all legal activities for the entire Midwest Division. Responsibilities include the following:• Member of the Midwest Division Executive Leadership Team and responsible for legal components of all corporate governance matters. Actively participate in and contribute to Division strategic direction and operational planning.• Advise on and manage Division healthcare operations-related legal matters, including: negotiating physician and vendor contracts, patient care, regulatory and fraud and abuse compliance (including federal and state privacy, EMTALA, Stark, anti-kickback, licensure); medical staff matters (including investigations, bylaws drafting and interpretation, and disciplinary and due process issues and hearings); drafting and revising hospital policies and procedures; development and implementation of system-wide legal policies and procedures; managed care contracting, population health (including clinically integrated network and Medicare Shared Saving Program Accountable Care Organization matters), bundled payment, and related matters; clinical research; and telemedicine.• Advise on and manage Division transactional matters, including: hospital-physician joint ventures, professional services arrangements, acquisitions, real estate leases and acquisitions; and consolidations.• Manage all aspects of Midwest Division Legal Department, including: legal budget; outside counsel selection and management; oversight of legal team that includes Corporate Counsel, paralegals, and legal assistant; department policies and procedures; and matter intake and processing.Nationally, responsible for legal aspects of CommonSpirit bundled payment programs and lead national legal Accountable Care Organization interest group.

Greater Chicago Area

Downers Grove, Il

Associate General Counsel at ninth largest health care system nationally. Lead and manage legal team that negotiates managed care agreements (including commercial, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid Managed Care, and retail pharmacy) and advises on managed care legal issues on behalf of Advocate Aurora Health and represents and advises Advocate Aurora Health's Enterprise Population Health function, including representation of Advocate Physician Partners, advising it, the system’s other clinically integrated networks and Accountable Care Organizations, and Enterprise Population Health leadership on the legal aspects of a wide range of operational and business issues, including: regulatory compliance; clinical integration (including related antitrust issues); Medicare Shared Savings Program participation; privacy (including HIPAA and state law); data governance; physician membership; credentialing; population health and innovation initiatives; bundled payment programs; vendor contracting; IT contracting; transactions; retail clinic partnerships, and governance.Serve as Corporate Secretary for and sit on Executive Leadership Team of Advocate Physician Partners.Lead and manage legal team that represents and advises the Advocate Aurora Health Research Institute, including negotiation of clinical trial agreements, investigator-initiated studies, research operations, IRB operations, contracting, and advising and assisting the compliance department with clinical research compliance matters, including Medicare billing, FDA, research misconduct investigations, and fraud and abuse matters. Primary legal counsel for Advocate Aurora Health's telemedicine initiatives, including eICU and telestroke service lines.Oversee and operate Legal Fellowship and Legal Externship programs in partnership with local law schools' health law programs; supervise Legal Fellow and Legal Externs.

Chicago

Represented and counseled a variety of health care clients (including several large, national health systems and academic medical centers) on a wide range of health care and corporate legal issues, including: negotiation of physician and vendor agreements; physician practice acquisitions; hospital and health system operational issues; clinical integration efforts including the formation of Accountable Care Organizations and participation in the Medicare Shared Savings Program and other payor initiatives; compliance with state and federal health care regulations (including Stark, anti-kickback, EMTALA, provider-based status, privacy, corporate practice of medicine, fee splitting); and government audit programs (including the Recovery Audit Contractor Program and federal ICD investigation).

Represented and advised the system’s largest hospital and other entities on a full range of operational and business issues, including: negotiating physician and vendor contracts, patient care, fraud and abuse compliance (including federal and state privacy, EMTALA, Stark, anti-kickback, licensing); and medical staff matters (including investigations, bylaws drafting and interpretation, and disciplinary and due process issues and hearings). At the system level, responsible for: all legal aspects of the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) response program; responses to government audits; advising on physician credentialing and medical staff application issues; identifying and implementing compliance self-assessment audits; administering the medical staff hearing process; physician contract due diligence in hospital acquisitions. Actively engaged in legal department leadership through direct management responsibility for two legal staff, mentorship relationships with junior attorneys, modifying legal department procedures, and re-drafting key department policies.

Toledo, Ohio Area

Represented hospitals, the system's insurance corporation, human resources department, and compliance department. Representation included advising on compliance matters (including Stark and AKS), hospital operations matters, medical staff matters, corporate governance matters, vendor contract drafting and review, litigation management, employment matters (including drafting EEOC responses), managed care contract negotiation, and defense of Medicare Advantage claims at the ALJ level. Served on the system compliance council, security incident response team, and as board secretary for various corporate entities.

Mokena, Illinois

Advised substance abuse and mental health providers on HIPAA privacy and security compliance, mental health and substance abuse confidentiality laws, Medicaid reimbursement, licensing, federal and state regulatory requirements, employment law, and review and drafting of provider and vendor contracts, corporate bylaws, and workplace policies.

Jd, Law

Bachelor, English