Virginia B. Evans, LLC, is a healthcare consulting firm covering a broad range of issues including compliance under the ACA, Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute. I help companies implement compliance programs, conduct internal reviews and manage governmental investigations. My clients include governmental agencies and private healthcare entities. I was a federal prosecutor for 25 years; 15 of those as an AUSA in the District of Maryland focused on health care fraud. I served as Deputy Chief & Chief of the Civil Division in Maryland and led the Health Care Fraud Group investigating False Claims Act (“FCA”) allegations and negotiating settlements for the government.In 2005, I joined KPMG as a healthcare consultant. I managed investigations on Stark and Anti-Kickback allegations, CIAs and IRO engagements, and provided compliance risk assessments. I served as Compliance Expert for a multi-national pharmaceutical company.I joined Ober|Kaler as a partner in 2010 focusing on white collar and regulatory defense. I worked with physician practices, laboratories, hospitals and institutional providers. I negotiated FCA settlements and represented individuals in federal court and before the grand jury.I moved to Virginia in 2012 and worked for Centra Health, a four-hospital system in Lynchburg. As the first General Counsel and its Compliance Officer, I helped Centra create a compliance program, working on compliance policies, annual risk assessments with audit work plans, electronic contract templates for physician relationships, and implementing an electronic contract management system. I assisted in acquisition of a hospital and health insurance plan. Specialties: Healthcare Compliance, Governance, Board policies and structure, FCA, Stark and Anti-Kickback, HHS-OIG guidance, PhRMA Code, risk assessments, internal investigations, IRB, & HIPAA. Certified in Healthcare Research Compliance. Expert testimony in compliance matters.