Overview:

In this session Mr. Wolfe will provide practical guidance based on his experience supporting health care organizations nationwide both as an attorney and consultant.

Why should you Attend: The current market for hospital-based services (anesthesia, hospitalists, emergency medicine, radiology) is definitely dynamic. The industry is seeing a collision between rising provider costs, increased coverage demands, decreased supply and a challenging reimbursement environment.

This webinar will discuss key business, legal and compensation issues that should be considered when structuring hospital-based employment and coverage agreement.

The webinar will focus on key regulatory requirements, key provisions, compensation models, fair market value considerations and potential pitfalls that should be avoided.

Areas Covered in the Session:

• Discuss trends regarding employment vs. independent contractor/group coverage, utilization of APPs, and operational considerations
• Describe best practices for developing, negotiating, implementing and auditing employment and coverage arrangements
• Discuss fraud and abuse considerations, such as compliance with the Stark, Kickback, fair market value and commercial reasonableness requirements
• Discuss both common and innovative compensation and contracting models, including subsidy and fixed payment models
• Describe strategies for converting existing coverage models into value-based models that include incentives for care coordination, quality and cost-containment

• Health Care General Counsel
• Health Care Executives
• Health Care Compliance Professionals
• Finance and Physician Compensation Directors