Many hospitals and health systems pursue practice affiliation and alignment strategies with physician practices as an alternative to traditional purchase and employment transactions. Some of the more popular of these arrangements are leased practice agreements, PSAs and MSAs.

The ultimate structure of these practice alignment arrangements can have operational, financial and legal implications. Common affiliation arrangements may include clinical and administrative service arrangements, employee leases, equipment and space leases, acquisition of select assets and various financial contracts consisting of RVU-based or collection-based payments, performance incentives, administrative mark-ups and budgeted cost agreements, among others.

Hospitals, health systems, physician practices and their counsel need to understand the regulatory requirements, including implications under the Stark Law, the Anti-Kickback Statute and even the False Claims Act, as well as antitrust, HIPAA and other applicable federal and state regulatory authorities, and must carefully evaluate critical economic considerations such as Medicare, Medicaid and commercial payor billing and reimbursement rules when structuring these transactions.

Listen as our experienced panel of healthcare counsel examines structuring these practice arrangements and addresses essential contract terms for these transactions. The panel will discuss legal and regulatory concerns impacting the institution and ongoing administration of these agreements and fair market value issues. The panel will also offer insight into these arrangements from the hospitals' and physicians' perspectives.

Speakers:
Alice G. Gosfield, Founder, Alice G. Gosfield and Associates
David S. Sokolow, Partner, Fox Rothschild

Please note there is a cost to attend. CLE credits are available.