HELPING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS SUCCESSFULLY GROWChris provides legal counsel and problem solving to help medical providers successfully grow and respond to the ever-changing market, including strategic planning and guidance, health care integration, transactions and collaborative joint ventures, and the handling of day-to-day legal needs. With a broad knowledge of health care laws and regulations, Chris advises clients on ways to comply with the many laws and regulations governing health care providers, reducing risk, and avoiding legal issues that could prevent them from reaching their goals.EXPERIENCED HEALTH CARE ATTORNEYWith over twenty years of legal experience, Chris represents and counsels numerous hospitals, health systems, physicians, physician practice groups, and other health care businesses on a variety of legal matters such as: STRATEGIC INITIATIVES: Medical practice transactions and acquisitions; joint ventures; integration strategies and models; corporate formation, affiliation and governance. AGREEMENTS: Professional services, lease and employment agreements; third party payor contracting; real estate acquisitions and leases.COMPLIANCE: The Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, antitrust, HIPAA, HITECH Act, nonprofit, tax exempt issues, audits.ADMINISTRATIVE: Medical staff issues and credentialing; risk management, dispute resolution and litigation; appearances before regulating agencies; payor contracting and negotiation.SPEAKER AND AUTHOR ON HEALTH CARE LAWChris is a frequent author and speaker on various topics of health care law including authorship of articles in industry publications, and speaking at public and invitation-only legal seminars and events.
Listed skills include Health Law, Commercial Litigation, Mediation, Healthcare, and 19 others.
