Hospitals, health systems, and medical groups all across the country are auditing their physician contracts now to ensure they are in alignment with organizational goals, and regulatory requirements and developing best practices.
In this webinar, Mr. Wolfe will discuss why physician contracts must be in compliance with a Stark Law exception, and why compensation must be at fair market value and on terms that are commercially reasonable. He will also discuss developing best practices in the industry related to physician contracting and compensation model development.
The webinar will focus on practical strategies and key takeaways from recent settlements and enforcement actions.
Why you should Attend:
Several of the recent Stark Law cases and settlements have highlighted the risks that result from flawed physician contracting.In this webinar, Mr. Wolfe will discuss why physician contracts must be in compliance with a Stark Law exception, and why compensation must be at fair market value and on terms that are commercially reasonable. He will also discuss developing best practices in the industry related to physician contracting and compensation model development.
The webinar will focus on practical strategies and key takeaways from recent settlements and enforcement actions.
Areas Covered in the Session:
- Provide an overview of the Stark Law, including key exceptions and requirements
- Examine case law examples showing how physician contracts can create risks
- Describe best practices for developing, implementing, and auditing physician contracts
- Discuss industry approaches for documenting fair market value and commercial reasonableness
Speakers
Joseph Wolfe is an attorney with Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, P.C., the largest health care focused law firm in the country. Mr. Wolfe provides advice and counsel to some of the nation's largest health systems, hospitals and medical groups on a variety of health care issues. He regularly counsels clients on a national basis regarding compliance-focused physician compensation and alignment strategies. He is a frequent speaker on issues related to the physician self-referral statute (Stark Law), hospital-physician transactions, physician compensation governance and health care valuation issues. Before attending law school at the University of Wisconsin, he served as a combat engineer in the United States Army.Who Should Attend
- In-House Counsel
- Health Care Compliance Officers
- Health Care Human Resources
- Health Care CFOs
- Health Care executives
