Structuring Physician Employment Agreements: Key Stark Law Considerations

MentorHealth
Duration: 60 Minutes
Instructor: Joseph Wolfe
Webinar Id: 801683

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This webinar will focus on the Stark Law's underlying technical requirements and key tenets of defensibility as they apply to physician practice acquisitions, also will discuss best practices for drafting physician employment agreements, related compensation plans and facilitating effective onboarding

Overview:

In this session Mr. Wolfe will provide an overview of the Stark Law, including its 2016 changes. He will also discuss best practices for negotiating and drafting physician employment agreements on behalf of health systems, hospitals and medical groups. He will explain key provisions and potential pitfalls in both types of agreements.

Why should you Attend: Given the substantial awards and settlements in recent enforcement actions, Stark Law compliance has become more than just a compliance issue: it is an enterprise risk management issue. As medical groups, hospitals, and health systems transition to more innovative compensation structures, they must manage their compliance and enterprise risk by ensuring their physician employment arrangements are defensible under the Stark Law.

Areas Covered in the Session:

  • Provide a general Stark Law overview
  • Examine critical components of Stark and Anti-Kickback compliant employment arrangements
  • Discuss best practices for drafting physician employment agreements, related compensation plans and facilitating effective onboarding
  • Discuss best practices for auditing existing employment arrangements
  • Describe alternative structures for organizations intending to qualify as Stark group practices

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.


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