Structuring and Auditing Stark Compliant Physician Practice Acquisitions
Overview:
In this webinar, Mr. Wolfe will discuss practical strategies that healthcare executives can use to enhance the defensibility of these arrangements.
Why you should Attend:
The past few years have seen a resurgence in the acquisition of physician practices, by health systems, hospitals, medical groups, and now private equity.
Acquiring a physician's practice carries special challenges because of the substantial regulations that apply to all healthcare transactions.
Once a healthcare organization decides to acquire a physician practice, it should consider the information discussed in this webinar.
Areas Covered in the Session:
- Common transaction structures, including stock and asset acquisitions
- Anti-Kickback, Stark Law, and Anti-Trust considerations
- Processes for documenting fair market value and commercial reasonableness
- Common employment and post-transaction compensation models
Who Will Benefit:
- In-House Counsel
- Health Care Compliance Officers
- Health Care Human Resources
- Health Care CFOs
- Health Care executives
Speaker Profile
Joseph Wolfe is an attorney with Hall Render, the largest healthcare-focused law firm in the country. Mr. Wolfe supports high-performing hospitals, health systems, medical groups, and other healthcare organizations nationwide on complex financial, legal, regulatory, and strategic issues both as a consultant and attorney, depending on the scope of support, client preference, and need. He is a frequent speaker for most of the national healthcare trade associations and has given over 200 in-person, web-based, and podcast presentations in recent years. He is the leader of Hall Render’s healthcare regulatory practice group and currently serves as the vice chair of educational programming for the American Health Law Association’s Fraud & Abuse Practice Group. He is licensed as an attorney in both Florida and Wisconsin.